LESSON OBJECTIVES

● DEFINE THE TERM ZAKAT AND LEARN ITS IMPORTANCE

● DESCRIBE THE TERMS NISAB AND SAHIB E NISAAB
● IDENTIFY THE GOODS ON WHICH ZAKAT IS LIABLE AND NOT LIABLE
● LIST THE RECIPIENTS AND NON RECIPIENTS OF ZAKAT
● METHOD OF CALCULATING ZAKAT
● ETHICS OF ZAKAT
● BENEFITS OF ZAKAT FOR THE GIVER, RECEIVER AND THE COMMUNITY
AT LARGE.
Zakat- The fourth pillar
LESSON 1
● DEFINE THE TERM ZAKAT AND LEARN ITS
IMPORTANCE
The literal meaning of zakat is:

1. To Increase

2. To Purify

3. To bless
How Zakat practically
justify its name for the
three meanings
described before.
What is Zakat?
As one of the five Pillars of
Islam. It is the annual obligatory
charity on rich Muslims. It is
given after one complete lunar
year.
Zakat in Quran and Sunnah

Read from pages 222 to 224 and:

● write down two Quranic and hadith (direct quote)

related to importance of zakat

● two paraphrased hadith and Quranic verses
● Two key points about importance of Zakat.
IMPORTANCE OF
ZAKAT IN QURAN
AND HADITH
The Holy Quran says:

1. And perform Salah and give Zakat and bow down yourselves with
obedience to Allah along with those who bow down. (al Baqarah)
2. And perform Salah and give Zakat and whatever of good you send
forth for yourselves before you, you shall find it with Allah. (al
Baqarah
3. The believers, men and women, are allies of one another, they
enjoin good and forbid evil; they perform As-Salat and give the
Zakat and obey Allah and His messenger. Allah will have His
mercy on them. Surely Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
4. Those who give no Zakat, they are disbelievers in the Hell fire.
The Holy Prophet said:

1. Save yourselves from hellfire even by giving half a date-

fruit in charity. ( Sahih Bukhari)
2. Allah said, O son of Adam! Spend! And I will spend on
you… (Sahih Muslim)
3. Allah has enjoined upon rich Muslims a due to be taken
from their properties corresponding to the need of the
poor among them. The poor will never suffer from
starvation or lack of clothes unless the rich neglect their
due. If they do, Allah will surely hold them accountable
IMPORTANCE OF ZAKAT:
1. It has been mentioned with Salah several times in the
Quran which shows its importance.
2. It was also obligatory on previous nations.
3. It helps improve the conditions of the poor in a society.
4. It purifies the wealth and heart of the giver.
5. It is a pillar of Islam and not following it is a grave sin.
6. Caliph Abu Bakr fought against those who refused to pay
zakat during his caliphate. This shows that pillars of
Islam are not to be tampered with and governments
must ensure that it is paid regulary.
Type/Write 2 things you learned in today’s lesson:
LESSON 2
● DESCRIBE THE TERMS NISAB AND SAHIB E NISAAB

● IDENTIFY THE GOODS ON WHICH ZAKAT IS LIABLE AND NOT LIABLE

● LIST THE RECIPIENTS AND NON RECIPIENTS OF ZAKAT

WHAT DO YOU
REMEMBER FROM
PREVIOUS CLASS?
LESSON 2
WRITE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN
YOUR JOURNALS:
1. Who should pay zakat?
2. What is Nisaab and who is a Sahib e Nisaab?
3. Make a list of recipients of zakat.
4. Who are the non recipients of Zakat?
Who should pay zakat?
Muslims who possess wealth equal to or greater than
Nisab.

Nisaab: Minimum amount of wealth and possessions a

person owns that make him eligible to pay zakat.

Sahib e Nisaab: A Muslim who owns property or money

to the prescribed Nisaab in his/her possession for a period
of 1 lunar year.
 Commodities of Nisab and Rate of Zakat

Gold:
Nisab by the Gold standard is (85.05 grams) of gold or its cash equivalent,
approximately 7.5 tolas of gold. Zakat rate is 2.5%

Silver:

Nisab by the silver standard is silver (595.34 grams) or its cash equivalent,
approximately 52.5 t0las for Silver. Zakat is levied at a rate of 2.5% on
silver
Cash Savings:
On cash it is
equivalent to
gold and silver,
then 2.5% of
the saved
amount has to
be deducted as
Zakat.
Agriculture wealth:
For naturally irrigated
land, the yield is
subject to 10% Zakat
on the agricultural
produce. For
artificially irrigated
land, the yield is
subject to 5% Zakat on
the agricultural
produce
Mineral wealth:
Mining is an activity and it
is dealt with as an
industry and will be liable
for Zakat for the net
income at 10%
Animal wealth:
For 5 to 9 camels, a one year old female sheep has to be
given as Zakat

For 30-39 cows/bulls, a one year old calf has to be given out

For 40-120 sheep or goat, one sheep has to given as Zakat

 Zakat is not levied on:
⚫ Precious stones
⚫ Immovable property such as machinery
⚫ Everyday use items e.g. clothes, utensils
⚫ House in which one lives
Method:
The previous slides will help you in
calculating the amount of zakat and how and
when to pay it.
Now let us look at the who should receive
our zakat.
From the textbook, read who are the
recipients of zakat.
 RECIPIENTS OF ZAKAT

The poor

Those who collect and distribute zakat

The needy

To free slaves
 Travelers

In the way of Allah

In debt

The newly converted Muslims

NON RECIPIENTS OF ZAKAT
Zakat cannot be paid for funerals
or paying the debt of the deceased
person

To rich
Muslims

For construction of bridges,

buildings, mosques or schools etc
 To one’s own parents,
To the descendants of grandparents, children,
the Prophet husband, wife

To be paid as salary
To non Muslims
 Reflect on today’s activities:

I to think that used t Zakat was…. But now I know that Zakat is…

Thanks for your prompt response. I have forwarded your work to Mrs. Ovais.

Regards,
MrsWhat
Z.Haider
was easy? What was hard?