Meaning of Zakat

Zakat is an Arabic word which means “to purify”. By Islamic belief, every Muslims have to take out a certain amount of money for poor which purify the wealth. Zakat is based on the wealth possessed by one. Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is obligatory for every Muslim to donate the amount of zakat. The amount of zakat to be paid depends on the amount of money and type of assets possessed by an individual. Zakat is additionally payable on agricultural products, precious metals, minerals and livestock.

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Zakat is usually payable on assets acquired during the one lunar year. Usually, people paid zakat during Ramadan. As per Islamic norms, zakat is given to those living without a livelihood or who cannot make the basic requirement, wayfarers, stranded traveller. Nowadays people contribute their zakat amount to Non-profit organisation to help needy and poor.

Rahabar Foundation

Rahbar Foundation is one such organisation who help poor and needy people. We help men, women and children in getting basic necessities. We also work during disasters to help people and bring relief in their life. We provide education, helps in earning a livelihood to the poor, and provide every kind of help a poor and needy people required. We work for people from all around the world.

Donate to Rahbar

As we are a non-profit organization, we need donations from people to run all our programs without any hurdle. Zakat is also one of the sources for our donations. Many people who are connected with us donate their zakat amount to us to help the poor. If you want to donate us you can find the link on our website.