It is an obligation on Muslims to pay 1/40 (2.5%) of the wealth which they have had for a full lunar year, 1/40 (2.5%) of goods used for trade, and 5% or 10% of certain type of harvests depending on irrigation. Exempt from Zakat are a person's house and personal transportation.
Zakat is not mandatory on harvest if the total did not reach the minimum limit (nisāb) of about 653 kilograms of crops[7], nor on gold amounts if the owner has less than 85 grams of gold or less than 595 grams of silver.[8]
There are several different types of charities. Some are compulsory
and some are voluntary.
The voluntary ones are lilah, which is, for example, giving money or
helping to build a mosque or Islamic schools.
Sadaqah is also voluntary. This is the giving of charity in Islam.
Sadaqah can be given in many forms it doesn't just have to be the gift
of money.
Zakah is a compulsory (charity) on every Muslim.
There are five pillars of Islam. The third pillar of Islam is zakah
this means, in Arabic, purification and Muslims believe that
giving zakah purifies their money and jewellery.
Zakah is to be paid once a year most Muslims give zakat in the month of ramdhan. by all wealthy Muslims at the rate of two and a half percent. Zakah should be paid on cash, bank savings and jewellery. Muslims also pay zakah on cattle. Paying zakah is for keeping our wealth clean of greed and selfishness. Muslims pay zakah
to gain Allah's good will.
Some Muslims believe that they themselves and their wealth belong to
Allah and they are just the keepers of the wealth. Through zakah
Muslims share their wealth with the poor. Money Muslims pay for zakah
is not something Allah needs, he is just checking whether you obey him
and give to the poor.
The table of zakah:
Type of item
Amount of item
Rate of zakah
Agriculture produce
653kg per harvest
5% produce on irrigated land, 10% on produce for rain fed land
Gold silver jewellery
85 grams of gold or 595 grams of silver.
2.5% of value
Cash at home or in the bank
Any amount
2.5% of value
Trading goods
Any amount
2.5% of value
Goats, cows and sheep
40 in number
1%for 40, 2%for 120, 3% for 300
To tell you the truth there is but Muslims like to give it why??????????
because they want to help the orphans and homeless people in the world
WELL I THINK THE AMOUNT OF CHARITY IS ASKED THAT IS ZAKAT WHICH HAVE TO BE PAID A 2.5% OF YOUR ANNUAL SALARY ( THIS INCLUDES PAYING ON ORNAMENTS LIKE GOLD, SILVER ETC..)
MOREOVER IT HAS TO BE PAID ON ANIMALS AND FARMS AS WELL
this is different in Shia islam and Sunni Islam and you should ask an Imamn of your Islam sect.
for example in Shia Islam 20% of income that is extra of yearly costs are needed to be donated as Khums.
Khums literally means one fifth.
some Islam sects say only if a Muslim find a treasury or booty in a war should donate its Khums.
He should pay 2.5 % of the money (or Gold and/or silver that not used for ornament) that he/she has possessed for a whole Hijra year and that reaches a certain limit (called Nisab). The Nisab is what is equivalent to 89 gm Gold or around 600 gm of silver.
Zakat is not paid based on income. Zakat is 2.5% of the financial resources that a person has had for an entire year. Islam does not require a donation based on income.
It depends on the belief of any given school. Most Sunnis are supposed to give 2.5% and most Shiites are supposed to give 10%.
Zakat is 2.5 % of the income that remained as saving for one year (Hijra Calendar).
They give 2.5% of their spending money to the poor or needy.
according to Islam there is some neccessary donate and optional donate.necessary donates are:Khums (is 1/5 of the extra income of each year and may have different law in Shia and sunni)Zekat (only for Muslims who produce some special products)Zekat of Fitr in Eid e Fitr (near 5$ per capita in each ramadan month)optional donate is unlimited and the extra of life needs is recommended in Islam to be donated and has high reward in Islam.
30% are muslim in peru
No, Muslim men are not required, per religion, to wear a kufi.
As of 2010, an estimated 81.2% of Bahrainis are Muslim.
70 percent Muslim, 30 percent christian. They were originally christian but became Muslim because of the Ottoman empire invaded.
Answer 1The minimum is 2.5 % of the money (or gold) that is exceeding a certain minimum limit within a full lunar year.Answer 2This is actually difference between Sunnis and Shiites. Sunnis believe that 2.5% is the correct annual percentage. Shiites believe that 10% is the correct annual percentage. The "year" is an Islamic Calendar year of 354 days.
90 percent muslim.8 percent jewish 2 percent christian.
be a muslim
According to the TIME Almanac 2010, p.320: Religious affiliation in Jordan as of 2005: Sunni Muslim . . . . . 95% Christian . . . . . . . . 3% Other. . . . . . . . . . . 2% (mostly Shi'i Muslim and Druze)
close to 2 %
Every Muslim is required to pray unless he is crazy or too old
Population Wise:1. Indonesia: 202,867,000 (country is 88.2 percent Muslim)2. Pakistan: 174,082,000 (country is 96.3 percent Muslim)3. India: 160,945,000 (country is 13.4 percent Muslim)