Zakah - The Obligation of Purity

C O N T E N T S
Introduction ............................................................................................... 3
Different Types of Charities and Payments and Their Rulings ......................... 6
Zak\h ....................................................................................................... 12
The Order of Zak\h ................................................................................... 13
The Virtues of Zak\h ................................................................................. 14
The Punishment for Not Giving Zak\h ........................................................ 15
On Whom Zak\h is Far}? .......................................................................... 19
The Ni]\b ................................................................................................. 21
The Rate of Zak\h ..................................................................................... 21
The Niyyah (intention) of Zak\h ................................................................. 22
Who are Eligible to Receive Zak\h? ............................................................ 23
Zak\# Chart ............................................................................................. 25
Who Can and Cannot Accept Zak\h .......................................................... 27
What if Zak\h is Spent Wrongly? ................................................................ 28
Summary ................................................................................................. 28
An Example ............................................................................................. 30
Miscellaneous Points Regarding Zak\h ....................................................... 31
*aw\’ij A]liyyah - One’s Basic Necessities .................................................. 31
Mortgages and Long Term Loans ................................................................ 32
%adaqah ................................................................................................... 33
The Importance and Virtues of %adaqah ..................................................... 33
%adaqah W\jibah ..................................................................................... 34
%adaqah Al-fi{r .......................................................................................... 35
Nadhr ...................................................................................................... 36
Fidyah ...................................................................................................... 37
Kaff\rah ................................................................................................... 37
U}#iyyah, Dam and Badanah .................................................................... 38
%adaqah N\filah ....................................................................................... 39
Lill\h ........................................................................................................ 39
Waqf ........................................................................................................ 40
Wal|mah and `Aq|qah ............................................................................... 40
Removing Difficulties and Giving Extra ....................................................... 41
Qar} - Loans ............................................................................................ 42
Interest .................................................................................................... 46
*ar\m Income ......................................................................................... 46
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