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4.2 Zakat
Islamic Religious Education · Grade 7 · 5 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Zakatul Maal as an obligation on a Muslim
- Zakatul Fitr as an obligation at the end of Ramadan
- Differences between Zakatul Maal and Zakatul Fitr
- Items exempted from Zakat payment
- Significance of Zakat to Muslim society
What you will be able to do
- describe Zakatul Maal and Zakatul Fitr as an obligation on a Muslim
- differentiate between Zakatul Maal and Zakatul Fitr as acts of ibadah
- identify items exempted from Zakat payment
- assess the significance of Zakatul Maal and Zakatul Fitr to the society
- appreciate the role of zakat in the development of a Muslim society
Key questions
“Why is it important to pay Zakat?”
Lessons
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Zakatul Maal as an obligation
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWealth-zakat: nisab, hawl, 2.5 percent on money, eight recipients in 9:60, a pillar with swalah.
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Zakatul Fitr as an obligation
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizFitr: one sa of staple food per person at the end of Ramadan, before Eid prayer, to feed the poor.
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Differentiating Zakatul Maal and Zakatul Fitr
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizA two-column chart: wealth versus person, 2.5 percent versus a sa, hawl versus Eid morning.
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Items exempted from Zakat
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizHousehold goods in use, the home you live in, tools of work, family food, and wealth below nisab are not Maal.
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Significance of Zakat in society
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWhy pay Zakat: command, right of the poor, Eid cohesion, less greed, development of the ummah.