Zakat | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 26/06/2019

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00:02:12 1 Etymology
00:02:54 2 Doctrine
00:03:04 2.1 Quran
00:05:39 2.2 Hadith
00:07:14 2.3 Amount
00:10:01 2.4 Failure to pay
00:12:43 2.5 Distribution
00:17:27 2.6 Role in society
00:18:02 3 Historical practice
00:21:45 4 Contemporary practice
00:22:29 4.1 Zakat status in Muslim countriessup&#91;76&#93;/sup
00:22:41 4.2 Collection
00:26:07 4.3 Distribution
00:27:09 4.4 Role in society
00:29:56 5 Related terms
00:32:08 5.1 iZakat al-Fitr/i
00:33:31 6 See also



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Zakat (Arabic: زكاة‎ zakāh [zaˈkaːh], "that which purifies", also Zakat al-mal [zaˈkaːt alˈmaːl] زكاة المال, "zakat on wealth", or Zakah) is a form of alms-giving treated in Islam as a religious obligation or tax, which, by Quranic ranking, is next after prayer (salat) in importance.As one of the Five Pillars of Islam, zakat is a religious obligation for all Muslims who meet the necessary criteria of wealth. It is a mandatory charitable contribution, often considered to be a tax. The payment and disputes on zakat have played a major role in the history of Islam, notably during the Ridda wars.Zakat is based on income and the value of all of one's possessions. It is customarily 2.5% (or 1/40) of a Muslim's total savings and wealth above a minimum amount known as nisab, but Islamic scholars differ on how much  nisab is and other aspects of zakat. According to Islamic doctrine, the collected amount should be paid to the poor, the needy, Zakat collectors, those sympathetic to Islam, to free from slavery, for debt relief, in the cause of Allah and to benefit the stranded traveller.
Today, in most Muslim-majority countries, zakat contributions are voluntary, while in Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen, zakat is mandated and collected by the state.Shias, unlike Sunnis, traditionally regarded zakat as a private and voluntary decision, and they give zakat to imam-sponsored rather than state-sponsored collectors.