Zakat-e-Maal and Zakat-e-Fitra are obligatory types of zakat under Islamic law. Zakat-e-Maal is due on specific items that are held in surplus quantities, such as gold, silver, crops, livestock, and merchandise, and is to be given to the poor, stranded travelers, zakat administrators, potential converts to Islam, and to free slaves. Zakat-e-Fitra is a small amount that must be paid by the head of household before the Eid al-Fitr prayer for each member of their family, including servants and guests. It can be paid in grain, foodstuffs,