Can The Rate Of Zakat Change?
Zakat and its rates have been given to us through Sunnah and cannot be changed. They have existed since the very beginning – even Judaism and Christianity mention the same rates of Zakat as are upheld by Islam. Please see for a related discussion: Discussion 21274 • Reply 21989 The rate of zakat is 2.5% on assets only. There are other rates of zakat on earnings / production as well. Please refer to Ghamidi sahab’s book Meezan for details.