Zakah payment
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As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's
Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:
assalamu alaikkum,i have a doubt regarding zakat.i just want to
know that if i get 100000 this year and pay zakat 2.5%. and next year i get
again 100000 ,should i pay zakat for 200000 since i paid zakat for the previous
100000 should i payfor my whole existing wealth?question no.2, if i get 100000
this year and i spend for my living.25000 should i pay fpr 100000 or the
balance 100000-25000 =75000.please clear my doubt.what quaran menyion about it
and
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Q-1:
if i get 100000 this year and pay zakat 2.5%. and next year i get again 100000
,should i pay zakat for 200000 since i paid zakat for the previous 100000
should i payfor my whole existing wealth?
The
general condition of determining the zakah is that it is paid on the nett worth
and excess wealth of the person which has been in his possession for a period of
twelve calendar months.
If one
has excess wealth to the amount of 100,000 in his possession for a period of
one year, one should pay 2.5% of this excess wealth as zakah. If one gets another 100,000 and has it in his
possession for one year, then the next year the zakah will be payable on the
accumulated savings of 200,000.
Q-2:
if i get 100000 this year and i spend for my living.25000 should i pay fpr
100000 or the balance 100000-25000 =75000.
Zakah is
not due on what one spends, but rather what excess wealth one has in his
possession for a period of one year.
Thus the zakah in the above case would be payable only on the balance
75,000, provided one has that amount in his possession for a period of one
year.
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister