Zakah - The Obligation of Purity

is receiving it must be able to claim possession. It is for this reason that
deceased people cannot be made the recipients of Zak\h to pay off
their debts or to purchase their shrouds, and also why historically
slaves were not allowed to accept Zak\h as it would fall into the
ownership of their owners and not them specifically.
Young children who have wealthy parents cannot be given Zak\h, as
their welfare is the duty of the parents. Older children (who have
become physically mature) may be given Zak\h if they are poor and
their parents have released them from their care.
WHAT IF ZAK¬H IS SPENT WRONGLY?
If one is careless in the way one distributes one’s Zak\h, i.e. not take
any precautions where one distributes it or goes against sound advice,
then one will have to resubmit one’s Zak\h in the event of it being
given to a person who was not eligible to receive it. If, however, one
did make an effort or one took sound advice, (or one placed it in the
care of a reputable organization) then the duty of Zak\h will be
deemed as fulfilled.
SUMMARY
Due to the current situation of society only using monetary notes and
coins, it has become increasingly easier to calculate the Zak\h due on
a person. For a person who neither farms animals nor is involved in
agriculture, all that needs to be taken into account is the following:
The amount of one’s own cash (be it on person, in the bank, or
what one is owed. this can be money earned or income from
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