If Syed Ismail had a herd of camels, he’d be calculating their value to figure how much zakat to give during Ramadan, the holy month Muslims begin observing today. Islam requires Muslims to give ...

Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam, is an obligatory act of giving and among several distinct forms of Islamic charity. The Quran and hadiths, the words and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, ...

As the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end and Eid approaches, people will be looking forward to giving zakat for the calendar year. Like every year, there will be young people, who will be giving ...

U.S. Muslims are more likely to view zakat, or obligatory alms, as an act of philanthropy or charity rather than as a tax imposed on them by the state or by religious authorities, according to a new ...

A new survey shows that nearly 70% of Muslims in the United States give zakat, or practice almsgiving, during Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. The survey, conducted by the Muslim Philanthropy ...

Muslim Americans gave $1.8 billion last year to meet their religious obligation to help the poor,, according to a new study by the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family ...

THE example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He ...

Salam AlaykumI would like to give my Zakat al Maal to my brother (we have the same mother and same father).My brother contracted a loan with interests (Ribaa) to a bank, but then he regretted it so he ...

(The Conversation) — Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam, is an obligatory act of giving and among several distinct forms of Islamic charity. The Quran and hadiths, the words and sayings of the ...