Difference Beween Zakat And Sadqat And Giving To Professional Beggars
Zakat should be given after calculation, however, nafal or optional charity is your choice. On savings, you have to pay 2.5 percent in one year, and on the zakat of production (ushar) you have to pay 10 or 5 percent of the production. 10% When the production is earned either through labor or capital. if both labor and capital are involved then you have to give 5% of the production to charity. Taxes are included in the payment of Zakat. You can give zakat and charity weekly, or monthly, or yearly, as you like. Zakat can be given to anyone needy, not necessarily extremely poor. One whose means are insufficient to meet his basic necessities, including education fees, wedding, etc., is eligible to take zakat. It can be spent in any way which requires money. Professional beggars should be discouraged. There is no obligation to leave someone empty-handed.