Pay Zakat ul-Fitr, charity for the month of Ramadan, before Eid prayer. Zakat ul-Fitr is a form of charity which includes giving food, such as barley, dates, raisins or wheat flour, or its monetary equivalent to the poor. Give thanks for your own prosperity and for being able to observe all the requirements of the Ramadan fast. Zakat ul-Fitr is collected at the mosque and distributed to those who are less fortunate.


“Zakat” is the obligation of a Muslim to provide charity to those in need. Providing for immediate relatives such as wives and children does not count as Zakat, but according to one of the stories about the life of the Prophet Muhammad, providing for a more distant relative who is disabled is an instance of Zakat. Muhammad is supposed to have said that charity is a daily obligation for all Muslims, and only those who wish for their brothers what they wish for themselves are considered believers.

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How to Give Zakat

The Holy Qur’an dictates the need for Zakat.

A duty within Islamic belief is Zakat. Zakat is a willful donation made by stable and capable Muslims to those in need of their charity. The Zakat is a percentage of their total earnings. This amount is calculated when a member has reached or exceeded the Nisab. This is the minimum limit allowed before a Zakat is required. Each Zakat is due at the end of the lunar year.

Subtract all liabilities from the sum in Step 1. If the difference exceeds nisab of $2,580, you must pay Zakat. Multiple the difference by 2.5 percent to find the amount of Zakat.

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