Zakat Versus Taxes
Br. Haroon,Salaam I am reaching out to you once again to get your input to a response I got from Zakat foundation of North America .Is the answer below the correct way of understanding Zakat ? There is no comparison between Zakat and Taxes. Zakat is our religious​ duty ; taxes are our citizenship duty. You pay taxes because you are receiving services. You pay Zakat because your wealth above Nisab. You calculate your Zakat after you pay your Taxes, not before. So that you do not pay twice, only once. Whatever amount left after paying taxes , is Zakatable if it is above Nisab.