Zakat is the third pillar of Islam. It requires Muslims to give 2.5% of their qualifying wealth each year to help Muslims who need it across various categories. Zakat is a spiritual duty and a vital part of the Islamic social welfare system.

Being a pillar of Islam means that Zakat is mandatory for Muslims, along with the other four sacred pillars of prayer (salah), fasting (sawm), pilgrimage (Hajj) and belief in Allah and His Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) (shahadah). For every sane, adult Muslim who owns wealth over a certain amount – known as the Nisab – he or she must pay 2.5% of that wealth as Zakat. “…and those in whose wealth there is a recognised right, for the needy and deprived” (Qur’an 70:24-5)

The purpose of Zakat is ultimately to increase faith and devotion to Allah (God). By giving Zakah, Muslims cleanse their own wealth. Zakah helps keep the economy flowing by freeing people from burdens and giving them the chance to reach their potential.

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