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All About Zakah
for
American Muslims
Dr. Main Alqudah
Associate Professor
3/3/23 1
3/3/23 2
Meaning
• Linguistically:
1. Purification of the soul ‫ﻗ‬
‫د‬
‫أ‬
‫ﻓ‬
‫ﻠ‬
‫ﺢ‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ن‬
‫ز‬
‫ﻛ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ھ‬
‫ﺎ‬
2. Purification of the wealth ‫ﺻ‬
‫د‬
‫ﻗ‬
‫ﺔ‬
‫ﺗ‬
‫ط‬
‫ﮭ‬
‫ر‬
‫ھ‬
‫م‬
‫و‬
‫ﺗ‬
‫ز‬
‫ﻛ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ﮭ‬
‫م‬
‫ﺑ‬
‫ﮭ‬
‫ﺎ‬
• Technically :
A prescribed charity, in specific assets , to benefit
certain recipients
‫ﺣ‬
‫ق‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﻌ‬
‫ﻠ‬
‫و‬
‫م‬
‫ﻓ‬
‫ﻲ‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ل‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﻌ‬
‫ﻠ‬
‫و‬
‫م‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﺻ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ر‬
‫ف‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﻌ‬
‫ﻠ‬
‫و‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﺔ‬
3/3/23 3
Special Virtue
• The third pillar of Islam
• Associated with establishing prayers in the
Quran, more than eighty times
• Freedom from fear on the Day of Judgment
• ‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ذ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ن‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ﻧ‬
‫ﻔ‬
‫ﻘ‬
‫و‬
‫ن‬
.
.
.
.
‫ﻓ‬
‫ﻼ‬
‫ﺧ‬
‫و‬
‫ف‬
‫ﻋ‬
‫ﻠ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ﮭ‬
‫م‬
‫و‬
‫ﻻ‬
‫ھ‬
‫م‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ﺣ‬
‫ز‬
‫ﻧ‬
‫و‬
‫ن‬
• Attaining success in the Hereafter
• ‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫م‬
.
.
.
‫و‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ر‬
‫ز‬
‫ﻗ‬
‫ﻧ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ھ‬
‫م‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ﻧ‬
‫ﻔ‬
‫ﻘ‬
‫و‬
‫ن‬
.
.
.
.
‫و‬
‫أ‬
‫و‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﺋ‬
‫ك‬
‫ھ‬
‫م‬
‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﻔ‬
‫ﻠ‬
‫ﺣ‬
‫و‬
‫ن‬
3/3/23 4
Consequences of not paying Zakah
• ‫و‬
‫و‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ل‬
ٌ
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﻠ‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﺷ‬
‫ر‬
‫ﻛ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ن‬
‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ذ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ن‬
‫ﻻ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ؤ‬
‫ﺗ‬
‫و‬
‫ن‬
‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ز‬
‫ﻛ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ة‬
• Wow for the polytheists, those who do not pay
Zakah.
• ‫ﺳ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ط‬
‫و‬
ّ
‫ﻗ‬
‫و‬
‫ن‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ﺑ‬
‫ﺧ‬
‫ﻠ‬
‫و‬
‫ا‬
‫ﺑ‬
‫ﮫ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫و‬
‫م‬
‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﻘ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﺔ‬
• Whatever they stingily withhold, shall be hung
around their necks on the Day of resurrection
3/3/23 5
Why Zakah is Prescribed
• To have a sense of obedience to Allah.
• To clean the human heart of all manner of
greed and miserliness.
• To create a just society in which wealthy
people act responsibly to support the less
fortunate.
• To improve ties of mutual love.
• To filter out impurity from our wealth.
3/3/23 6
Subjects at-a Glance
• Substituting Zakah by Taxes
• Differences between Zakah and Taxes
• Zakatable Wealth
• Criteria for Zakatable wealth
• Non- Zakatable Wealth
• Criteria for Zakah Payers
• Threshold vs. Poverty Line
3/3/23 7
Subjects at-a Glance …Continue
• Combining Assets to Reach Nisab (threshold)
• Consistency of Possessing the Threshold
• Salaries & Professional Fees
• Jewelry and Ornaments
• Retirement Funds
• Investment in the Stock Market: stocks, shares,
bonds and other financial instruments.
3/3/23 8
Subjects at-a Glance …Continue
• Zakah on Loans
• Monthly Payments and Their Zakah
• Determining the Value of Assets
• Agricultural Products
• Livestock: Ovine & Bovine
• Zakah Recipients
• Non-Zakah Recipients
3/3/23 9
Subjects at-a Glance …Continue
• Limitation on Zakah Distribution
• Requirements for a Valid Zakah
Payment
• Authority to Accept Zakah
• Qualifications for Zakah Workers
• Transporting Zakah
3/3/23 10
Substituting Zakah by Taxes
No substitute for the Zakah because :
• Zakah is a religious obligation.
• Taxes are a legal obligation.
• Recipients of Zakah are divinely designated
categories.
• Taxes are generally paid to enable functions
of the state.
• Zakah payers do not benefit from their Zakah,
while taxpayers do.
3/3/23 11
Different from Taxes
• Zakah is paid on one’s remaining wealth, not
on total income and holdings like Taxes.
• Tax rate is progressive, while Zakah rate is
fixed.
• Taxes might be waived, but Zakah cannot be
waived, no matter how far back it has
accumulated.
3/3/23 12
Different from Taxes…Continue
• Zakah rate ranges from 2.5% up to 20% on
Rikaz (treasure troves) based on the
Zakatable asset.
• Taxes could reach up to 50% based on
income.
• No worldly return for paying Zakah.
• Taxpayers receive direct or indirect services.
3/3/23 13
Zakatable Wealth
• Personal Zakatable Wealth:
Ø Cash in hand ( salary, bonus, income tax
return, inheritance, cryptocurrency, stimulus
check), bank account, stocks, and money held
in retirement and pension account
Ø For consumption or saving or investment
• Business Zakatable Wealth:
Trading goods, merchandise, exploited assets;
such as rental properties, factories, taxicab,.. etc.
3/3/23 14
Zakatable Wealth …Continue
• Agricultural Products:
Crops from irrigated land, wherein the irrigation
system entails cost and labor;
crops from non-irrigated land watered by rain
or natural springs
• Livestock:
Animals raised for commercial purposes,
primarily sheep, goats, cows, and buffaloes
3/3/23 15
Zakatable Wealth …Continue
• Treasure Troves (Rikaz):
Ø Valuables that people have buried and left,
natural resources such as oil, precious metals
and gemstones.
Ø This can be classified more specifically as:
Hidden windfalls and discovered fortunes
Ø Oil & gas
Ø Mining
3/3/23 16
Zakatable Wealth …Continue
• Honey from bees (10% according to a Hadith)
• Dairy from livestock
• Eggs from poultry
• Silk from silk-worms
• Zakah is potentially due on all products whose
sources are not Zakatable
3/3/23 17
Non- Zakatable Wealth
• Property for personal, family, and non-
commercial use:
Ø Food: as stored for consumption
Ø Clothing
Ø Residence: the domicile owned and occupied
by the owner, including furnishings, utensils,
etc.
Ø Transportation.
3/3/23 18
Non- Zakatable Wealth…Continue
• Domestic Animals and Poultry: If used for
household, food and needs as follows:
Ø Cows (1-29)
Ø Sheep, goats (1-39)
Ø Poultry (chicken and other fowl): unlimited,
as long as they are for household use only.
Ø Personal Use (pets, horses, etc.): unlimited.
3/3/23 19
Non- Zakatable Wealth…Continue
Ø Tools: devices, instruments, and equipment
used in one’s personal business
Ø Agricultural Land: the land itself, animals,
and equipment used for cultivation.
3/3/23 20
Non- Zakatable Wealth…Continue
• Property in Public Trust (for the general
public):
Ø Masajid, hospitals, schools, orphanages,
governmental nursing homes, etc.
Ø Designated properties for endowment, along
with the fund generated from these
properties.
3/3/23 21
Non- Zakatable Wealth…Continue
• Unlawful wealth:
Ø Interest income, stolen property, etc.
Ø That comes from forgery, extortion, bribery,
monopoly, fraud, or cheating
Ø Such a wealth must be returned in full to its
lawful owners. If that is not possible, it is to
be given away to the needy in its entirety.
3/3/23 22
Criteria of Zakah Payers
• One is a Muslim
• Reaching the minimum threshold ( ‫ﻧ‬
‫ﺻ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ب‬ )
• The passage of one lunar year (not for all
Zakatable wealth)
• Adulthood, puberty, orphanage, and insanity
have nothing to do with Zakatability
• Zakah is a financial worship
3/3/23 23
Criteria of Zakatable Wealth
• Exclusive ownership of threshold
• Ability of growth (actually or potentially)
• Passage of one lunar year
• Access to the wealth (actually or potentially)
• Examples of limited access: loan, IRA,
401(k), stocks, annuity
3/3/23 24
Briefly
• Personal wealth 3 U.S. oz pure gold 2.5%
• Business wealth 3 U.S. oz pure gold 2.5%
• Tradable goods, 3 U.S. oz pure gold, 2.5%
based upon the current wholesale value
• Exploited assets U.S. oz pure gold 2.5%
of net income
• Agricultural products - irrigated 1,439 ~ lbs.
5% of harvest
3/3/23 25
Briefly
• Agricultural products- non-irrigated 1,439 ~
lbs, 10% of harvest
• Livestock-Ovine: 40 see special Zakah rate
table
• Livestock-Bovine: 30 see special Zakah rate
table
• Treasure Troves (hidden windfall & natural
resources) 3 U.S. oz pure gold 20 % (the only
case has 20%)
3/3/23 26
Threshold vs. Poverty Line
• Nisab is not to be confused with the minimum
standard of living (poverty line)
• Nisab is the minimum amount in each
Zakatable category of wealth used for the
purpose of determining Zakah status.
• Connecting Zakah with the poverty line is a
mixing between Zakah and government taxes
3/3/23 27
Combining Assets to Reach Nisab
• No need to combine 2 different categories of
wealth (money and cattle for example) to
constitute a threshold if none of them
reached the threshold by itself
• However, if they belong to the same category
(money and stocks ), they should be
combined
3/3/23 28
Consistency of Possessing Threshold
• If Nisab is accumulated in the beginning and
the end of their lunar fiscal year, then Zakah
is due
• No need to maintain the Nisab during the
whole year
• Zakatable money is what you have at the
Zakah due date (ZDD), regardless of the
fluctuated possession during the year
3/3/23 29
Salaries and Professional Fees
• Whatever is spent on personal and family
expenses prior to the ZDD is not subject to
Zakah
• Whatever remained until the ZDD is
Zakatable, even if a lunar year did not pass
on these assets yet
• Zakah is not due on the flow of income itself
during the year
3/3/23 30
Jewelry and Ornament
• Anything made of gold, silver, diamonds,
minerals, precious stones, etc is considered
jewelry
• No Zakah is due on jewelry if it is for personal
use, and its value is within the average.
• Attaining the quantity of extravagance or if used
as a store of wealth makes the surplus
Zakatable, only if it is gold or silver.
• Other than gold or silver are not Zakatable,
unless when owned for business purposes.
3/3/23 31
Retirement Fund
• 401(K), 403(B), CD, Pension, annuity…. etc.
are not fully-accessible money, yet they are
growing
• Zakah is calculated based on the following
formula:
• Withdrawable amount – prescribed penalty –
prescribed tax = Zakatable amount
• Deducting 10% to 15% fixed assents is allowed.
3/3/23 32
Financial Instruments
• Stocks or shares represent ownership of a
certain part of the capital of a corporation.
• Trading in stocks is allowed, as long as :
Ø the corporation conducts a permissible
business.
Ø Other criteria for permissibility are matched.
• Bonds are certificates of an interest- bearing
loan borrowed by the government. It is
prohibited to trade in bonds.
3/3/23 33
Zakah on Stocks
• Exploited Assets: if stocks are taken as a long-
term investment and not actively traded in the
stock market, then Zakah is due on the dividend
only, based on 2.5% Zakah rate.
• Trading Assents: if stocks are actively traded in
the stock market, then Zakah is due on both,
stocks and dividend, based on 2.5% Zakah rate.
3/3/23 34
Zakah on Bonds
• Bonds are analogous to debt: they are interest-
bearing loans
• There is no Zakah due on the generated
interest: rather the whole amount of interest is
to be given to the needy or to any beneficial
project for the community.
• Zakah is imposed on the bond once it is paid
back.
3/3/23 35
Other Financial Instruments
• Options, Futures, Derivatives
Ø Most of these instruments are not allowed
Ø They do not represent commodities or services,
as well as involve a lot of ambiguity and
uncertainty
Ø Only for a prohibited instrument, Zakah is due
on its principal only, same rule as bonds.
3/3/23 36
Zakah on Loans
• For the lender: the money is not Zakatable
because of not having access to it.
• Once the debt is paid back to him, Zakah will
be due.
• For the borrower: the money is Zakatable if all
stipulations are satisfied, unless the whole debt
is due in full.
• This point is debatable as nothing has been
mentioned in the Sunnah in this regard.
3/3/23 37
Mortgage and Other Payments
• Only due payments are deductible from the
Zakatable money
• Total balance of home-mortgage or any other
payments is not to be deducted, because it is not
due yet.
• This is regardless of how permissible the
transaction that caused the monthly payment
might be.
3/3/23 38
Determining the Value of Assets
• Zakah is calculated based on the whole sale-
market value of assets at the ZDD.
• Not the invoice value or the retail value.
• If Zakah was not computed and the market
value increased or decreased after the ZDD;
the due Zakah is still to be paid based on the
market value determined on the ZDD.
3/3/23 39
Agricultural Products
• Everything that the land produces that can be
eaten and stored is Zakatable (grains, beans,
fruit, dates, vegetables, etc.
• Threshold is ~654 kilograms (5 Wasaq)
• Output from irrigated land: 5% of net value
after deducting the costs (irrigation, fertilizer,
operation expense, labor, etc.)
• Output from non-irrigated land: 10% of gross
value
3/3/23 40
Livestock: Ovine
(Sheep, Lamb & Goat)
1-39 none
40-120 1
121-200 2
201-300 3
301-400 4
Every 100 more Plus 1 per 100
3/3/23 41
Livestock: Bovine
( Cows, Buffalo)
1-29 none
30-39 1 (Yearling)
40-59 1 (2 years-old)
60-69 2 (yearling)
70 plus see special references
3/3/23 42
Livestock: Camels
5-24 ( 1 sheep for each 5 camels)
25-35 ( 1 one-year female camel ‫ﺑ‬
‫ﻧ‬
‫ت‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﺧ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ض‬ )
36-45 ( 1 two years female camel ‫ﺑ‬
‫ﻧ‬
‫ت‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﺑ‬
‫و‬
‫ن‬ )
46-60 ( 1 three years female camel ‫ﺣ‬
ِ
‫ﻘ‬
‫ﺔ‬ )
61-75 ( 1 four years female camel ‫ﺟ‬
‫ذ‬
‫ﻋ‬
‫ﺔ‬ )
76-90 ( 2 one-year female camels ‫ﺑ‬
‫ﻧ‬
‫ﺗ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﺑ‬
‫و‬
‫ن‬ )
91-120 (2 three years female camels ‫ﺣ‬
‫ﻘ‬
‫ﺗ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ن‬ )
121- up ( ‫ﺑ‬
‫ﻧ‬
‫ت‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﺑ‬
‫و‬
‫ن‬ for each 40, and ‫ﺣ‬
ِ
‫ﻘ‬
‫ﺔ‬ for each 50)
3/3/23 43
Zakah Recipients
• The poor ( ‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﻔ‬
‫ﻘ‬
‫ر‬
‫ا‬
‫ء‬ ): those who have insufficient
resources, even with high income.
• The needy ( ‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﺳ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ﻛ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ن‬ ): those lacking any resources.
• Zakah workers ( ‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﻌ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﻠ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ن‬
‫ﻋ‬
‫ﻠ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ﮭ‬
‫ﺎ‬ ): if Zakah
administration is performed by non-governmental
agencies, they should specify to Zakah-payers the
percentage deducted for administrative fees.
3/3/23 44
Zakah Recipients……Continue
• Those whose hearts are to be reconciled
)
‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ؤ‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﻔ‬
‫ﺔ‬
‫ﻗ‬
‫ﻠ‬
‫و‬
‫ﺑ‬
‫ﮭ‬
‫م‬
( . This category includes:
Ø New converts who suffer alienation and
estrangement after embracing Islam
Ø Leaders who have an influence on their non-
Muslim followers
Ø Being a Muslim is a condition for the eligibility
for receiving Zakah under this category,
according to the strongest opinion.
3/3/23 45
Zakah Recipients……Continue
• Those in bondage ( ‫ﻓ‬
‫ﻲ‬
‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ر‬
‫ﻗ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ب‬ ) (slaves and
captives): this is one of the ways Islam has
stood against slavery.
• The debt-ridden ( ‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﻐ‬
‫ﺎ‬
‫ر‬
‫ﻣ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ن‬ ): under the
following conditions:
Ø The debtor must be in need for the financial
aid. He does not have to be poor, but he must
be unable to pay the debt off.
Ø The debt was incurred because of lawful
expenses
Ø The debt is due immediately.
3/3/23 46
Zakah Recipients……Continue
In the cause of Allah ( ‫ﻓ‬
‫ﻲ‬
‫ﺳ‬
‫ﺑ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ل‬
‫ﷲ‬ )
Ø Traditionally: sponsoring volunteers in
legitimate Jihad activities.
Ø Linguistically: “Jihad” means exerting effort, so
any lawful effort to propagate Islam is
considered Jihad.
a) "Fight the polytheists [only those who fight
you] with your wealth, lives and tongues”
b) “ Ride the camel, as Haj is for the cause of
Allah”
3/3/23 47
Zakah Recipients……Continue
In the cause of Allah ( ‫ﻓ‬
‫ﻲ‬
‫ﺳ‬
‫ﺑ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ل‬
‫ﷲ‬ )
Ø Fiqh Councils agree that Zakah could be paid for
Da’wah activities as needed :
a) Muslim World League in 1405 A.H
b) European Council of Fatwa and Research
c) Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America
3/3/23 48
Zakah Recipients……Continue
Wayfarer ( ‫ا‬
‫ﺑ‬
‫ن‬
‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﺳ‬
‫ﺑ‬
‫ﯾ‬
‫ل‬ ):
Ø Anyone stranded by circumstances,
without access to money for basic needs
Ø Refugees and political asylees and
travelers are included
3/3/23 49
Non-Zakah Recipients
Ø The rich
Ø The work and earning capable
Ø Devotees who refuse to work
Ø Renouncers of Islam
Ø Non-Muslims
Ø Ascendants and descendants
Ø The wife of the Zakah payer
3/3/23 50
Restriction on Distribution
Ø No maximum amount to give to one recipient.
Ø No obligation to distribute Zakah to all the 8
categories
Ø No obligation to give via cash money
Ø No obligation even to give all poor people in
the area
Ø No annual distribution is required; paying on
monthly basis is acceptable, as long as you pay
in advance.
3/3/23 51
Payment Timing
Ø Zakah year )
‫ا‬
‫ﻟ‬
‫ﺤ‬
‫ﻮ‬
‫ل‬
( starts once you constitute
the minimum threshold
Ø Adjusting the ZDD is acceptable, as long as
you do not delay your Zakah payment
Ø Deferring Zakah payment is not allowed,
unless there is a legitimate reason.
3/3/23 52
Delaying Zakah Payment
Ø Loosing the Zakah money because of
unjustified delay in paying it does not waive
the liability of the Zakah payer
Ø If the Zakah money is lost because of some
reasons beyond one’s control, then it is
waived
3/3/23 53
Prepaid & Unpaid Zakah
Ø Pre-payment of Zakah is permissible
Ø Unpaid Zakah for the past years is to be paid
as soon as possible, and no one has the
authority to waive it
Ø Death does not relieve one from paying his
Zakah. It must be deducted from his estate
before the legal heirs take their share
3/3/23 54
Paying in Cash vs. in Kind
Ø Zakah must be paid in the same value but
does NOT have to be paid in the same kind
of wealth.
Ø For instance, if one is paying Zakah on
crops, the sum may be converted to cash
money and paid accordingly.
3/3/23 55
Valid Zakah Payment
Ø Proper intention prior to the payment
Ø However, debt-waiving could be counted as
Zakah, according to a valid opinion.
Ø Proper assessment (paying a minimum of
the due Zakah)
Ø Proper receipt: assuring that Zakah is
transferred to the eligible recipients, either
directly, or through a trustworthy agency
3/3/23 56
Authority to Accept Zakah
Ø Muslim government.
Ø Trustworthy organizations
Ø Muslim community (masjid, school,
etc.)
Ø Individuals
3/3/23 57
Criteria for Zakah Worker
Ø Muslim ( preferably)
Ø Sane
Ø Adult
Ø Trustworthy
Ø Efficient and capable
Ø Does not accept gifts or bribes
Ø Report and declare whatever he collects
3/3/23 58
Rules for Distribution
Ø Zakah payers have the right to restrict the
use of their payments (making it only for
orphans, widows, etc)
Ø If the trustee/agent can not comply with the
restriction, he should get another approval
from the payer to give it to another
recipient, otherwise, Zakah money has to be
returned.
3/3/23 59
Transporting Zakah
Ø The governmental agency has the right to
spend the Zakah locally or nationally based
on need
Ø Other organizations should adhere to the
Zakah payer’s request
Ø Individuals should distribute their Zakah
locally, unless there is a need to send it
nationally or internationally.
3/3/23 60
Online Zakah Calculation
https://www.zakifinancial.com/z
aki-zakat-calculator
3/3/23 61
Thank You
Please contact me :
Ø Dr.Main@GuidanceCollege.org
Ø (313)-641-6238
Ø Shariah Compliance Consultancy:
Ø https://clarity.fm/drmainalqudah

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  • 1. All About Zakah for American Muslims Dr. Main Alqudah Associate Professor 3/3/23 1
  • 2. 3/3/23 2 Meaning • Linguistically: 1. Purification of the soul ‫ﻗ‬ ‫د‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﺢ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ﻛ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ھ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ 2. Purification of the wealth ‫ﺻ‬ ‫د‬ ‫ﻗ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ‫ﺗ‬ ‫ط‬ ‫ﮭ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ھ‬ ‫م‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺗ‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ﻛ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ﮭ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﮭ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ • Technically : A prescribed charity, in specific assets , to benefit certain recipients ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻌ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫و‬ ‫م‬ ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﻲ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻌ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫و‬ ‫م‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺻ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻌ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺔ‬
  • 3. 3/3/23 3 Special Virtue • The third pillar of Islam • Associated with establishing prayers in the Quran, more than eighty times • Freedom from fear on the Day of Judgment • ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫ﻘ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ن‬ . . . . ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﻼ‬ ‫ﺧ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ﮭ‬ ‫م‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻻ‬ ‫ھ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ن‬ • Attaining success in the Hereafter • ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫م‬ . . . ‫و‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ﻗ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ھ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫ﻘ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ن‬ . . . . ‫و‬ ‫أ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺋ‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ھ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﺣ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ن‬
  • 4. 3/3/23 4 Consequences of not paying Zakah • ‫و‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ل‬ ٌ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺷ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ﻛ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ﻻ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ؤ‬ ‫ﺗ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ﻛ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ة‬ • Wow for the polytheists, those who do not pay Zakah. • ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ط‬ ‫و‬ ّ ‫ﻗ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﺧ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﮫ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫و‬ ‫م‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻘ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ • Whatever they stingily withhold, shall be hung around their necks on the Day of resurrection
  • 5. 3/3/23 5 Why Zakah is Prescribed • To have a sense of obedience to Allah. • To clean the human heart of all manner of greed and miserliness. • To create a just society in which wealthy people act responsibly to support the less fortunate. • To improve ties of mutual love. • To filter out impurity from our wealth.
  • 6. 3/3/23 6 Subjects at-a Glance • Substituting Zakah by Taxes • Differences between Zakah and Taxes • Zakatable Wealth • Criteria for Zakatable wealth • Non- Zakatable Wealth • Criteria for Zakah Payers • Threshold vs. Poverty Line
  • 7. 3/3/23 7 Subjects at-a Glance …Continue • Combining Assets to Reach Nisab (threshold) • Consistency of Possessing the Threshold • Salaries & Professional Fees • Jewelry and Ornaments • Retirement Funds • Investment in the Stock Market: stocks, shares, bonds and other financial instruments.
  • 8. 3/3/23 8 Subjects at-a Glance …Continue • Zakah on Loans • Monthly Payments and Their Zakah • Determining the Value of Assets • Agricultural Products • Livestock: Ovine & Bovine • Zakah Recipients • Non-Zakah Recipients
  • 9. 3/3/23 9 Subjects at-a Glance …Continue • Limitation on Zakah Distribution • Requirements for a Valid Zakah Payment • Authority to Accept Zakah • Qualifications for Zakah Workers • Transporting Zakah
  • 10. 3/3/23 10 Substituting Zakah by Taxes No substitute for the Zakah because : • Zakah is a religious obligation. • Taxes are a legal obligation. • Recipients of Zakah are divinely designated categories. • Taxes are generally paid to enable functions of the state. • Zakah payers do not benefit from their Zakah, while taxpayers do.
  • 11. 3/3/23 11 Different from Taxes • Zakah is paid on one’s remaining wealth, not on total income and holdings like Taxes. • Tax rate is progressive, while Zakah rate is fixed. • Taxes might be waived, but Zakah cannot be waived, no matter how far back it has accumulated.
  • 12. 3/3/23 12 Different from Taxes…Continue • Zakah rate ranges from 2.5% up to 20% on Rikaz (treasure troves) based on the Zakatable asset. • Taxes could reach up to 50% based on income. • No worldly return for paying Zakah. • Taxpayers receive direct or indirect services.
  • 13. 3/3/23 13 Zakatable Wealth • Personal Zakatable Wealth: Ø Cash in hand ( salary, bonus, income tax return, inheritance, cryptocurrency, stimulus check), bank account, stocks, and money held in retirement and pension account Ø For consumption or saving or investment • Business Zakatable Wealth: Trading goods, merchandise, exploited assets; such as rental properties, factories, taxicab,.. etc.
  • 14. 3/3/23 14 Zakatable Wealth …Continue • Agricultural Products: Crops from irrigated land, wherein the irrigation system entails cost and labor; crops from non-irrigated land watered by rain or natural springs • Livestock: Animals raised for commercial purposes, primarily sheep, goats, cows, and buffaloes
  • 15. 3/3/23 15 Zakatable Wealth …Continue • Treasure Troves (Rikaz): Ø Valuables that people have buried and left, natural resources such as oil, precious metals and gemstones. Ø This can be classified more specifically as: Hidden windfalls and discovered fortunes Ø Oil & gas Ø Mining
  • 16. 3/3/23 16 Zakatable Wealth …Continue • Honey from bees (10% according to a Hadith) • Dairy from livestock • Eggs from poultry • Silk from silk-worms • Zakah is potentially due on all products whose sources are not Zakatable
  • 17. 3/3/23 17 Non- Zakatable Wealth • Property for personal, family, and non- commercial use: Ø Food: as stored for consumption Ø Clothing Ø Residence: the domicile owned and occupied by the owner, including furnishings, utensils, etc. Ø Transportation.
  • 18. 3/3/23 18 Non- Zakatable Wealth…Continue • Domestic Animals and Poultry: If used for household, food and needs as follows: Ø Cows (1-29) Ø Sheep, goats (1-39) Ø Poultry (chicken and other fowl): unlimited, as long as they are for household use only. Ø Personal Use (pets, horses, etc.): unlimited.
  • 19. 3/3/23 19 Non- Zakatable Wealth…Continue Ø Tools: devices, instruments, and equipment used in one’s personal business Ø Agricultural Land: the land itself, animals, and equipment used for cultivation.
  • 20. 3/3/23 20 Non- Zakatable Wealth…Continue • Property in Public Trust (for the general public): Ø Masajid, hospitals, schools, orphanages, governmental nursing homes, etc. Ø Designated properties for endowment, along with the fund generated from these properties.
  • 21. 3/3/23 21 Non- Zakatable Wealth…Continue • Unlawful wealth: Ø Interest income, stolen property, etc. Ø That comes from forgery, extortion, bribery, monopoly, fraud, or cheating Ø Such a wealth must be returned in full to its lawful owners. If that is not possible, it is to be given away to the needy in its entirety.
  • 22. 3/3/23 22 Criteria of Zakah Payers • One is a Muslim • Reaching the minimum threshold ( ‫ﻧ‬ ‫ﺻ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ب‬ ) • The passage of one lunar year (not for all Zakatable wealth) • Adulthood, puberty, orphanage, and insanity have nothing to do with Zakatability • Zakah is a financial worship
  • 23. 3/3/23 23 Criteria of Zakatable Wealth • Exclusive ownership of threshold • Ability of growth (actually or potentially) • Passage of one lunar year • Access to the wealth (actually or potentially) • Examples of limited access: loan, IRA, 401(k), stocks, annuity
  • 24. 3/3/23 24 Briefly • Personal wealth 3 U.S. oz pure gold 2.5% • Business wealth 3 U.S. oz pure gold 2.5% • Tradable goods, 3 U.S. oz pure gold, 2.5% based upon the current wholesale value • Exploited assets U.S. oz pure gold 2.5% of net income • Agricultural products - irrigated 1,439 ~ lbs. 5% of harvest
  • 25. 3/3/23 25 Briefly • Agricultural products- non-irrigated 1,439 ~ lbs, 10% of harvest • Livestock-Ovine: 40 see special Zakah rate table • Livestock-Bovine: 30 see special Zakah rate table • Treasure Troves (hidden windfall & natural resources) 3 U.S. oz pure gold 20 % (the only case has 20%)
  • 26. 3/3/23 26 Threshold vs. Poverty Line • Nisab is not to be confused with the minimum standard of living (poverty line) • Nisab is the minimum amount in each Zakatable category of wealth used for the purpose of determining Zakah status. • Connecting Zakah with the poverty line is a mixing between Zakah and government taxes
  • 27. 3/3/23 27 Combining Assets to Reach Nisab • No need to combine 2 different categories of wealth (money and cattle for example) to constitute a threshold if none of them reached the threshold by itself • However, if they belong to the same category (money and stocks ), they should be combined
  • 28. 3/3/23 28 Consistency of Possessing Threshold • If Nisab is accumulated in the beginning and the end of their lunar fiscal year, then Zakah is due • No need to maintain the Nisab during the whole year • Zakatable money is what you have at the Zakah due date (ZDD), regardless of the fluctuated possession during the year
  • 29. 3/3/23 29 Salaries and Professional Fees • Whatever is spent on personal and family expenses prior to the ZDD is not subject to Zakah • Whatever remained until the ZDD is Zakatable, even if a lunar year did not pass on these assets yet • Zakah is not due on the flow of income itself during the year
  • 30. 3/3/23 30 Jewelry and Ornament • Anything made of gold, silver, diamonds, minerals, precious stones, etc is considered jewelry • No Zakah is due on jewelry if it is for personal use, and its value is within the average. • Attaining the quantity of extravagance or if used as a store of wealth makes the surplus Zakatable, only if it is gold or silver. • Other than gold or silver are not Zakatable, unless when owned for business purposes.
  • 31. 3/3/23 31 Retirement Fund • 401(K), 403(B), CD, Pension, annuity…. etc. are not fully-accessible money, yet they are growing • Zakah is calculated based on the following formula: • Withdrawable amount – prescribed penalty – prescribed tax = Zakatable amount • Deducting 10% to 15% fixed assents is allowed.
  • 32. 3/3/23 32 Financial Instruments • Stocks or shares represent ownership of a certain part of the capital of a corporation. • Trading in stocks is allowed, as long as : Ø the corporation conducts a permissible business. Ø Other criteria for permissibility are matched. • Bonds are certificates of an interest- bearing loan borrowed by the government. It is prohibited to trade in bonds.
  • 33. 3/3/23 33 Zakah on Stocks • Exploited Assets: if stocks are taken as a long- term investment and not actively traded in the stock market, then Zakah is due on the dividend only, based on 2.5% Zakah rate. • Trading Assents: if stocks are actively traded in the stock market, then Zakah is due on both, stocks and dividend, based on 2.5% Zakah rate.
  • 34. 3/3/23 34 Zakah on Bonds • Bonds are analogous to debt: they are interest- bearing loans • There is no Zakah due on the generated interest: rather the whole amount of interest is to be given to the needy or to any beneficial project for the community. • Zakah is imposed on the bond once it is paid back.
  • 35. 3/3/23 35 Other Financial Instruments • Options, Futures, Derivatives Ø Most of these instruments are not allowed Ø They do not represent commodities or services, as well as involve a lot of ambiguity and uncertainty Ø Only for a prohibited instrument, Zakah is due on its principal only, same rule as bonds.
  • 36. 3/3/23 36 Zakah on Loans • For the lender: the money is not Zakatable because of not having access to it. • Once the debt is paid back to him, Zakah will be due. • For the borrower: the money is Zakatable if all stipulations are satisfied, unless the whole debt is due in full. • This point is debatable as nothing has been mentioned in the Sunnah in this regard.
  • 37. 3/3/23 37 Mortgage and Other Payments • Only due payments are deductible from the Zakatable money • Total balance of home-mortgage or any other payments is not to be deducted, because it is not due yet. • This is regardless of how permissible the transaction that caused the monthly payment might be.
  • 38. 3/3/23 38 Determining the Value of Assets • Zakah is calculated based on the whole sale- market value of assets at the ZDD. • Not the invoice value or the retail value. • If Zakah was not computed and the market value increased or decreased after the ZDD; the due Zakah is still to be paid based on the market value determined on the ZDD.
  • 39. 3/3/23 39 Agricultural Products • Everything that the land produces that can be eaten and stored is Zakatable (grains, beans, fruit, dates, vegetables, etc. • Threshold is ~654 kilograms (5 Wasaq) • Output from irrigated land: 5% of net value after deducting the costs (irrigation, fertilizer, operation expense, labor, etc.) • Output from non-irrigated land: 10% of gross value
  • 40. 3/3/23 40 Livestock: Ovine (Sheep, Lamb & Goat) 1-39 none 40-120 1 121-200 2 201-300 3 301-400 4 Every 100 more Plus 1 per 100
  • 41. 3/3/23 41 Livestock: Bovine ( Cows, Buffalo) 1-29 none 30-39 1 (Yearling) 40-59 1 (2 years-old) 60-69 2 (yearling) 70 plus see special references
  • 42. 3/3/23 42 Livestock: Camels 5-24 ( 1 sheep for each 5 camels) 25-35 ( 1 one-year female camel ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺧ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ض‬ ) 36-45 ( 1 two years female camel ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ن‬ ) 46-60 ( 1 three years female camel ‫ﺣ‬ ِ ‫ﻘ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ) 61-75 ( 1 four years female camel ‫ﺟ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ) 76-90 ( 2 one-year female camels ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ن‬ ) 91-120 (2 three years female camels ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﻘ‬ ‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ن‬ ) 121- up ( ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ن‬ for each 40, and ‫ﺣ‬ ِ ‫ﻘ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ for each 50)
  • 43. 3/3/23 43 Zakah Recipients • The poor ( ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫ﻘ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ء‬ ): those who have insufficient resources, even with high income. • The needy ( ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ﻛ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ن‬ ): those lacking any resources. • Zakah workers ( ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻌ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ﮭ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ): if Zakah administration is performed by non-governmental agencies, they should specify to Zakah-payers the percentage deducted for administrative fees.
  • 44. 3/3/23 44 Zakah Recipients……Continue • Those whose hearts are to be reconciled ) ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ؤ‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ‫ﻗ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﮭ‬ ‫م‬ ( . This category includes: Ø New converts who suffer alienation and estrangement after embracing Islam Ø Leaders who have an influence on their non- Muslim followers Ø Being a Muslim is a condition for the eligibility for receiving Zakah under this category, according to the strongest opinion.
  • 45. 3/3/23 45 Zakah Recipients……Continue • Those in bondage ( ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﻲ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ﻗ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ب‬ ) (slaves and captives): this is one of the ways Islam has stood against slavery. • The debt-ridden ( ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻐ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ن‬ ): under the following conditions: Ø The debtor must be in need for the financial aid. He does not have to be poor, but he must be unable to pay the debt off. Ø The debt was incurred because of lawful expenses Ø The debt is due immediately.
  • 46. 3/3/23 46 Zakah Recipients……Continue In the cause of Allah ( ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﻲ‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ﷲ‬ ) Ø Traditionally: sponsoring volunteers in legitimate Jihad activities. Ø Linguistically: “Jihad” means exerting effort, so any lawful effort to propagate Islam is considered Jihad. a) "Fight the polytheists [only those who fight you] with your wealth, lives and tongues” b) “ Ride the camel, as Haj is for the cause of Allah”
  • 47. 3/3/23 47 Zakah Recipients……Continue In the cause of Allah ( ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﻲ‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ﷲ‬ ) Ø Fiqh Councils agree that Zakah could be paid for Da’wah activities as needed : a) Muslim World League in 1405 A.H b) European Council of Fatwa and Research c) Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America
  • 48. 3/3/23 48 Zakah Recipients……Continue Wayfarer ( ‫ا‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﯾ‬ ‫ل‬ ): Ø Anyone stranded by circumstances, without access to money for basic needs Ø Refugees and political asylees and travelers are included
  • 49. 3/3/23 49 Non-Zakah Recipients Ø The rich Ø The work and earning capable Ø Devotees who refuse to work Ø Renouncers of Islam Ø Non-Muslims Ø Ascendants and descendants Ø The wife of the Zakah payer
  • 50. 3/3/23 50 Restriction on Distribution Ø No maximum amount to give to one recipient. Ø No obligation to distribute Zakah to all the 8 categories Ø No obligation to give via cash money Ø No obligation even to give all poor people in the area Ø No annual distribution is required; paying on monthly basis is acceptable, as long as you pay in advance.
  • 51. 3/3/23 51 Payment Timing Ø Zakah year ) ‫ا‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺤ‬ ‫ﻮ‬ ‫ل‬ ( starts once you constitute the minimum threshold Ø Adjusting the ZDD is acceptable, as long as you do not delay your Zakah payment Ø Deferring Zakah payment is not allowed, unless there is a legitimate reason.
  • 52. 3/3/23 52 Delaying Zakah Payment Ø Loosing the Zakah money because of unjustified delay in paying it does not waive the liability of the Zakah payer Ø If the Zakah money is lost because of some reasons beyond one’s control, then it is waived
  • 53. 3/3/23 53 Prepaid & Unpaid Zakah Ø Pre-payment of Zakah is permissible Ø Unpaid Zakah for the past years is to be paid as soon as possible, and no one has the authority to waive it Ø Death does not relieve one from paying his Zakah. It must be deducted from his estate before the legal heirs take their share
  • 54. 3/3/23 54 Paying in Cash vs. in Kind Ø Zakah must be paid in the same value but does NOT have to be paid in the same kind of wealth. Ø For instance, if one is paying Zakah on crops, the sum may be converted to cash money and paid accordingly.
  • 55. 3/3/23 55 Valid Zakah Payment Ø Proper intention prior to the payment Ø However, debt-waiving could be counted as Zakah, according to a valid opinion. Ø Proper assessment (paying a minimum of the due Zakah) Ø Proper receipt: assuring that Zakah is transferred to the eligible recipients, either directly, or through a trustworthy agency
  • 56. 3/3/23 56 Authority to Accept Zakah Ø Muslim government. Ø Trustworthy organizations Ø Muslim community (masjid, school, etc.) Ø Individuals
  • 57. 3/3/23 57 Criteria for Zakah Worker Ø Muslim ( preferably) Ø Sane Ø Adult Ø Trustworthy Ø Efficient and capable Ø Does not accept gifts or bribes Ø Report and declare whatever he collects
  • 58. 3/3/23 58 Rules for Distribution Ø Zakah payers have the right to restrict the use of their payments (making it only for orphans, widows, etc) Ø If the trustee/agent can not comply with the restriction, he should get another approval from the payer to give it to another recipient, otherwise, Zakah money has to be returned.
  • 59. 3/3/23 59 Transporting Zakah Ø The governmental agency has the right to spend the Zakah locally or nationally based on need Ø Other organizations should adhere to the Zakah payer’s request Ø Individuals should distribute their Zakah locally, unless there is a need to send it nationally or internationally.
  • 60. 3/3/23 60 Online Zakah Calculation https://www.zakifinancial.com/z aki-zakat-calculator
  • 61. 3/3/23 61 Thank You Please contact me : Ø Dr.Main@GuidanceCollege.org Ø (313)-641-6238 Ø Shariah Compliance Consultancy: Ø https://clarity.fm/drmainalqudah