All things belong to God, and wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust. The original meaning of the word zaka is both ‘purification’ and ‘growth.’ Giving zakat means ‘giving a specified percentage on certain properties to certain classes of needy people.’
The percentage which is due on gold, silver, and cash funds that have reached the amount of about 85 grams of gold and held in possession for one lunar year is two and a half percent.
Our possessions are purified by setting aside a small portion for those in need, and, like the pruning of plants, this cutting back balances and encourages new growth. A person may also give as much as he or she pleases as voluntary alms or charity
BMCS recommends Islam Reliefs Zakah Calculator; please click here to be taken the online Zakah calculator.
Video Explanation On How To Calcualte Zakah For an in depth video explanation about how to pay zakah please click the link below which will take you to 1st Ethicals Zakah page. They also have an Excel spreadsheet toolkit available to help calcualte your zakat. 1st Ethical Zakat Guide.
The Excel Zakah Toolkit is also available to download here: Zakah Toolkit.
