Zakat Calculator Questions
The Zakat Calculator is implemented according to Ghamidi sahab’s understanding and explanation of the Sharia of Zakat. On the first screen of the calculator that sharia has been succinctly explained. Details can be found in Ghamidi sahab’s book Meezan or in the following FAQ: Discussion 46733 Zakat on production is an agreed upon Sunnah, however, Ghamidi sahab has made an ijtihad in it’s application on the modern forms of production. Whether the production is industrial, agricultural, or even in the form of salaries or service fee, the principle remains the same. The weight of input or output is irrelevant because you pay zakat on the value of production, while the means of production are always exempt. If a person owns cows and uses their milk to make a living then he will pay 5% on his sales in zakat, while the cows will be exempt as a means of production. If money is saved from his business then on a pre-determined date he will pay 2.5% zakat on his total savings. Everything of personal use is exempt from zakat so if a person owns a cow and benefits from its milk then there’s no zakat on it. Please go through the sharia of zakat I shared above and if you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to ask.
Thanks. My question about zakat on salary income or other daily income is not answered. Because I have not found any basis for it anywhere. Zakat is due on sahib-e-Nisab on saving after one year. Then how Zakat becomes due on monthly /daily salary or income? Please clarify. Regarding industrial production I have a right to disagree with your viewpoint. I am aware of zakat rules mentioned in your recommended thread. I have read Meezan also. Thanks in advance
Of course you have the right to disagree with anything that I or anyone else says. Production zakat has transmitted to us a sunnah. This is explained in the resources that I shared with you above, and can also be viewed in the following video from 15:50 to 20:22: https://youtu.be/f52U9MGiyWU?start=15m50s
Thank you. What’s about salary income. The thing I like about Ghamidi Sahib’s thinking is that we can discuss instead of being authoritarian