Zakat Explained Simply: Who Must Pay, How to Calculate, and Who Can Receive It

The third pillar, worked through like a checklist: the four conditions that make zakat fard, the nisab in grams and tolas (87.48 g gold / 612.36 g silver), what counts as zakatable wealth, a full worked example of the 2.5% calculation in rupees, and the eight categories of recipients from Surah At-Tawbah 9:60 — with every reference linked, and the madhhab differences stated honestly.

Imranul Haque Noor

Nov 13, 2026

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