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$Zakat Study Guide$
Lughataan Istilaahan
To purify To purify your wealth
Differences and Similarities of Zakat and Sadaqah
Zakat Both Sadaqah
Waajib Good deeds Maduub
Specific Items Removes Sin Unspecific items
Specific People Purifies you Given to Anyone
Zakat is due upon: 7 Properties of Wealth
1.MAWAASHI/ AN’AAM (ANIMALS)
IBIL BAQARAH ASH-SHIYAAH
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2.THAHAB / FIDHAH ( GOLD/SILVER)
3.THIMAAR -FRUITS-( ONLY DATES AND
GRAPES)
4.ZURU’ (CROPS)
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5.TIJAARAH ( BUSINESS/TRADE)
6.RIKAAZ ( PRE-ISLAMIC TREASURE)
7.MA’DIN ( POST ISLAMIC TREASURE)
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How Do you Calculate Zakat?
- Nisaab : The minimum Amount
- Hawl: One Lunar Year
- Amount need to give
Al-Mawaashi:
Al Ibil
Nisaab: 5 Ibil
Hawl: 1 Lunar Year
Amount :
5-9 1 goat
10-14 2 goat
15-19 3 goat
20-24 4 goat
25-35 1 Bint Makhaad ( 1 yr old
She-Camel)
36-45 1 Bint Labuun ( 2 yr old She-
Camel)
46-60 1 Hiqqah ( 3 yr old She-Camel)
61-75 1 Jeddah ( 4 yr old She-camel)
76+ Free-reign
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Al- Baqarah
Nisaab: 30 baqarah
Hawl : 1 Lunar Year
Amount:
Every 30 cows 1 Tabi’i ( 1 yr old
calf(male/female))
Every 40 Cows 1 Musinnah ( 2 yr old Female
Cow)
Ash- Shiyaah
Nisaab: 40 Shiyaah
Hawl: 1 Lunar year
Amount:
40- 120 1 goat/sheep
121-200 2 goats/sheep
201-399 3 goats/sheep
400 4 goats
Then Add 1 goat per hundred: EX : 500- 5 goats
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Thahab
Nisaab : 20 Dinars
Hawl: 1 Lunar Year
Conversions : 20 dinars= 85 grams of gold
1 gram of Gold is = $83
Calculation: X(grams) * $83/ 40 = Amount For Zakat
Example: 230 grams * $83/40= $477.25
Fidhah
Nisaab: 200 Dirhams
Hawl: 1 Lunar year
Conversions: 200 Dirhams= 595 grams of silver
1 gram of Silver is= $1
Calculation: X(grams) *$1/40=Amount for Zakat
Example: 600 grams * $1/40= $15
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Thimar/ Zuruu’
Nisab: 5 Awsaqs OR 300 Sa’ OR 1,200 Mud
Hawl: NONE - Because they come into Harvest 1x a year ANYWAYS
Conversions: EVERYTHING MUST BE IN KILOS
5Awsaqs OR 300 Sa’ OR 1,200 Mud = 720 Kilos
1 Mud 0.6 Kilograms
1’Sa 2.4 Kilograms
1 Awsaq 144 Kilograms
Amount :
5% if you worked on it ( Multiply by .05)
10% if you haven’t worked on it ( Multiply by .10)
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Trade
Nisaab: NONE - As soon as you have intention to trade/sell ZAKAT is
waajib
Hawl : 1 Lunar Year
STEPS
1. Calculate Total investments
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2. ADD the value of Total Inventory
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3. Add ALL Profits made
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4. Calculate Total investments
Then divide by 40 = Amount for Zakat
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Treasures
Al- Ma’din :
-No Hawl
- No Nisaab
- Take the amount and divide it by 40= Amount of Zakat
Al- Rikaz
- No Hawl
- No Nisaab
- Take the amount and divide it by 5 = Amount of Zakat
Zakat al Fitr
- Zakat that EVERY MUSLIM ( young and old ) pay at the end of
Ramadan
- Pay 1 Sa’ of food
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8 recipients of Zakat 5 Prohibited from Zakat
1. Faqiir ( Doesn’t have basic 1. Kaafir
needs)
2. Miskiin ( ONLY has basic 3. Slave
needs)
3. Bankrupt 4. Banu Hashim
4. Mukaatab ( slave trying to earn 5. Banu Muttalib
freedom)
5. Collector of Zakat 6. Rich Person( can reach
nisaab of silver or already is
at nisaab of silver)
6. New Muslims
7. Voluntary Military Personal
8. Travelar
What is the difference between a slave that can get zakat and the slave
that can’t get zakat.
