“All they were commanded to was: worship Allah sincerely, turn away from false gods, establish prayer and pay the Zakat”
We will use your Zakat For:
Revert Support
- For supporting our new Muslim brothers & sisters
Trust Building
- To present the true message of peace & harmony
Imam's Training
- To develop and train our future Imams & teachers
Karimia Institute is engaged in teaching the inspiring message of Islam and preparing the future leadership of Muslims in Britain. Please support our work and donate your Zakat to us. Giving Zakat purifies your wealth and refines your character.
WHAT IS ZAKAT?
Zakat is one of the major religious duties in Islam. Literally, zakat means to “purify”. It refers to the purification of a believers’ wealth and soul. Wealth purification denotes the mobilisation of assets for the purpose of financial growth and justified distribution. The Messenger ﷺ said, “Zakat is a proof”; proof of one’s faith in Allah, in the messenger and the hereafter. The hadith literature vividly describes the virtues of Zakat. It extols its benefits and motivates people to carry out this duty. Here are a few beautiful gems from the messenger ﷺ:
Abdullah ibn Umar reported, the Prophet ﷺ said, “Islam is built on five pillars! Bearing witness that there is no god but Allah, establishing regular worship, paying Zakat, pilgrimage and fasting in Ramadan” (agreed upon).
Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari said “A man asked the Messenger ﷺ “tell me a deed that will take me into paradise,” he ﷺ said “worship God alone without associating anyone with him, established the prayer and pay Zakat and always be kind to your relatives” (agreed upon).
The Prophet ﷺ sent Muadh to Yemen and said, “Invite the people to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and I am Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, and if they obey you, then teach them that Allah has enjoined on them five prayers, then teach them that Allah has made it obligatory for them to pay the Zakat from their property and it is to be taken from the wealthy among them and given to the poor.”
Our Zakat leaflet
We have a 100% Zakat policy. When you tick the Gift Aid box at checkout, your donation will become completely admin fee-free, meaning that every penny of your Zakat goes towards the projects mentioned above.
You can also give your Zakat al-Fitr to Karimia Institute, which is payable before Eid al-Fitr prayer at the end of Ramadhan.
Giving your Zakat to Karimia Institute for these projects will help us strengthen Islam in Britain. These Zakat applicable projects will have a long-lasting impact on our country, the Muslim Community, our neighbours and will continue to benefit people.
We do NOT use Zakat money for any Masjid related activities or anything else that falls outside the permissible uses.
We’ve been at the forefront of community development and trust-building with the wider society for 30 years – we have an incredible amount of experience, resources and expertise. It’s what allows us to serve our community and to fulfil our duty of spreading Islam. Give your Zakat to purify your wealth and let Karimia Institute change lives here at home. Charity begins at home.
Yes, if you are free from debt and have wealth that is more than the Zakat-payable amount (Nisab), and have been in possession of the Nisab for a full lunar Year. Zakat can be paid in advance, i.e. for two years, the last year and the next.
The Nisab is 87.5 grams of gold, the current value of this is £3,500 (Apr 2021), what this means is that when you have 87.5 grams of gold or more or an equivalent amount of money (£3,500), Zakat becomes compulsory on you, hence you will pay 2.5% of this amount.
There is no Zakat on platinum, diamonds, pearls and precious stones. However, if they are for business, then in that case, they must be valued and Zakat must be paid, at the rate of 2.5%. However, Zakat is due on all gold or silver jewellery that is for personal use and adornment.
If you buy and sell shares to make profit that is capital gain, then zakah will have to be paid on the market value of the shares. If shares are bought with the intention of receiving dividend then zakah is payable both on market value of shares and the dividend.
Property bought for the purpose of renting out but not for reselling, zakah is only due on the annual income from the rent minus all the overheads. However, if the property is bought with the intention of reselling at a profit then zakah would be payable on the value of the property.
The Quran lists eight beneficiaries:
1. The poor
2. The needy
3. Zakat administrators
4. For winning hearts and minds (Mualafat-al Quloob)
5. Buying freedom for slaves
6. People in debt
7. For the advancement of Allah’s cause (Fi Sabilillah)
8. Needy traveller
Zakat can be paid to all the eight categories, or to any one of them, however, it is best to give an amount that will help the recipient to meet their needs and to take them out of their poverty. It is not permissible to pay Zakat to a non-Muslim, wealthy person who has Nisab, a wealthy child, and members of the Bani Hashim (family of the blessed Messenger ﷺ, nor is it correct to pay Zakat to one’s parents or children or wife. Zakat can be paid to all other relatives, in fact, it is more virtuous to pay them than other people. The closer the relatives the more deserving they become, then one’s neighbours and then people from the locality and then the city.
Imam Ghazzali gives the following advice:
Pay Zakat quietly in secret; don’t make a show of it. The Messenger ﷺ praised such people when he said: “God will give shade under his throne to seven groups of people, one of them will be the people who gave charity so secretly that the left hand did not know what the right-hand had given.”
It is better to give Zakat openly when it is going to motivate and spur others to give as well. Allah says “Give what we have given you openly and secretly.”