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Zakat: The Third Pillar
Most of the work we do at Muslim Hands is Zakat-eligible, helping you fulfill your Zakat obligation. Alongside distributing essential food and water to those desperately in need of aid, we have implemented long-term projects across the countries where we operate.
These include the provision of healthcare, access to education, and livelihood support for the most deprived communities in the world. Ensuring your Zakat donation makes a lasting impact globally.
What is Zakat ?
The word Zakat means “to purify”. It refers to a charitable donation of 2.5% of an individual’s assets and wealth payable each year to the poor from a range of categories of needy people.
Zakat is a foundational pillar of Islam and a mandatory charity in Islam that purifies wealth and supports the less fortunate. Paying Zakat fulfills the obligations of Muslims and helps in alleviating poverty.
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Who must pay Zakat?
Every person who is sane, an adult (reached puberty), Muslim and sahib-un-nisab must pay Zakat as a duty.
To be a sahib-un-nisab means you possess more wealth than the level of nisab for a period of one lunar year or more.
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What is Nisab and how does it affect Zakat?
Nisab is the minimum amount of wealth a Muslim must have before Zakat becomes obligatory. It is calculated based on the current value of 87.48 grams of gold or 612.36 grams of silver. Most scholars favour the lower value as it means that more people can pay Zakat and therefore there are more beneficiaries.
If your wealth is above this threshold for a lunar year, you are eligible to pay Zakat. Use the Zakat calculator to determine your Nisab and calculate how much Zakat you owe.
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How do I calculate Zakat?
Zakat is due on gold and silver, including ornaments or jewellery containing gold and/or silver, cash held at home or in bank accounts, stocks and shares owned directly or through, investment funds, money lent to others.
To calculate how much Zakat you owe use our free online Zakat calculator to determine how much Zakat is due on savings, gold, investments, and other assets.
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Can I pay Zakat in installments?
Yes, Zakat can be paid in installments as long as the full amount is given within the required timeframe.
Simply calculate your Zakat payments, divide this by 12 and set up a regular gift, specifying Zakat as the type of donation.
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How Your Zakat Gave A Family Hope
When Salimata Traore's husband died, her family was left without a breadwinner, and she was forced to raise her daughter, Setou, without any support.
For widows like Salimata, life in developing countries can be especially hard. With no income or livelihood, supporting a family alone is incredibly difficult.
Luckily, her daughter Setou was sponsored by a generous donor and was accepted at the Muslim Hands School Of Excellence in Bamako, where she has been studying for a year now.
Once Setou's donor learned about her mother's dire circumstances, she was moved to do more. Her donation enabled Salimata to open her own shop selling skin and hair products, allowing her to earn an income and support her family.
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The Essential Zakat Guide
Zakat is the third pillar of Islam and a transformational concept that has the ability to change the world.
Zakat is intended to purify our wealth, not only physically, but also spiritually. It purifies our hearts against selfishness as well as ensuring that society's poorest are protected against hunger. and destitution.
It plays a key role in not only enshrining the rights of the poorest in the community, but it also facilitates in enabling them to gain the skills and aid needed in today’s economy to come out of a life of poverty.
Zakat also crucially builds a relationship of consideration and appreciation between different members of society by providing ongoing support from the rich to the poor.
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