Fiqh al-Zakah
Subtitle: A Comprehensive Study of Zakah Regulations and Philosophy in the Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 852
ISBN-13: 9789675062766
Description: Zakah is third only to the declaration of faith in God and His Prophet, and the five daily prayers. Yet it has not attracted the attention of modern Muslim scholars to commensurate its importance and analyze its laws taking into account the contemporary issues and problems. This book by one of the most authoritative contemporary Muslim scholars is an extensive study of the Zakah, its regulations and philosophy in the light of the Qur'an and Sunnah, to show it is both a pillar of religion as well as a practical application in modern socio-economics.
Table of contents: title: Publisher’s foreword; title: Editor’s note; title: Glossary; title: Introduction; title: Part one: The centrality of zakāh in Islam; title: The problem of poverty; title: Zakāh: Islam’s response to poverty; title: Part two: Those on whom zakāh is obligatory; title: Zakāh as an obligation on all Muslims; title: Zakāh is not charged on non-Muslims; title: Zakāh on children and the insane; title: Part three: Zakātable assets and their rates; title: Zakātable assets; title: Zakāh on livestock; title: Zakāh on gold, silver and money; title: Zakāh on business inventories; title: Zakāh on agricultural produce; title: Zakāh on honey and other animal products; title: Zakāh on minerals and products of the sea; title: Zakāh on exploited assets; title: Zakāh on the earnings of labourers and professionals; title: Zakāh on shares and bonds; title: Part four: The distribution of zakāh; title: Introduction; title: The poor and the needy; title: Zakāh workers; title: ‘Those whose hearts are being reconciled’; title: Liberating slaves; title: Persons in debt; title: For the sake of Allah; title: The wayfarer; title: The allocation of zakāh to the eligible categories; title: Those to whom zakāh must not be paid; title: Part five: Methods of distribution of zakāh; title: The role of the state; title: The place of intention in zakāh; title: Payment in value; title: Transporting zakāh; title: Pre-payment and delayed payment of zakāh; title: Questions about zakāh fulfilment; title: Part six: The objectives of zakāh and its effects on individuals and society; title: Introduction; title: Objectives of zakāh and its effects on the individual; title: The objectives of zakāh in society; title: Part seven: Zakāh of fast-breaking (zakāh al-fiṭr); title: Meaning, rulings, and justification of zakāh al-fiṭr; title: On whom is zakāh al-fiṭr obligated?; title: The amount and kind of zakāh al-fiṭr; title: Time of payment; title: Recipients of zakāh al-fiṭr; title: Part eight: Dues and taxes other than zakāh; title: The opinion that there are no other financial dues beside zakāh; title: The view that other dues beside zakāh may be imposed; title: Discussion and analysis; title: Part nine: Zakāh and taxes; title: Introduction; title: The natures of zakāh and taxes; title: Theoretical foundation for levying taxes and zakāh; title: Assets subject to zakāh and to taxes; title: Principles of levying taxes and zakāh; title: Proportionality and progressiveness of taxes and zakāh; title: Enforcement of taxes and zakāh; title: Is it permissible to levy taxes beside zakāh?; title: Can taxes substitute for zakāh?; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: Index of Qur’anic verses; title: Index