Explanation

The procedure relating to recovery of Usher in case of Non payment under section 17 has been laid down in Zakat and Usher rules 1980 

Explanation

• Hazrat Abu Bakr, the first Caliph, engaged in Jihad over the issue of Zakat.
• During the Ridda Wars in July 632, he dispatched envoys to rebellious tribes demanding payment of Zakat, but they refused.

Explanation

Sadaqah means وہ چیز جو خدا کے نام پر دی جائے

Explanation

According to  Zakat and Usher Ordinance 1980,

Chief administrator in a province shall be appointed by the Governor in consultation with the Federal Government 

Explanation

The Chairman and members of a District and Zakat committee shall cease to hold office , if it is proved in an inquiry held by provincial council that the district committee  has a majority of members who are not pious Muslims or who are engaged in political activity  

Explanation

An individual land owner shall be exempt from the compulsory levy of Usher according to section 5 of the Zakat and Ushr ordinance 1980

if the production from his land is less than 948 kilograms of wheat 

Explanation

The word zakah also holds the senses of “justness, integrity, and honesty,” along with “justification and vindication,”

while zaka means to “sweeten” something.

The use of the word zakat 

which comes from the three Arabic root letters za • ka • wa and also za • ka • ya

Explanation

Zakat prescribed in respect of a buried treasure discovered from an uninhabited place during early Muslim period was one fifth  of the total proceeds 

Explanation

Zakat is payable at 2.5% of the wealth one possesses above the nisab.

Nisab, which is equal to 85 grams of 24k gold.

The minimum amount of wealth one must have before they are liable to pay zakat.

Explanation

The zakat is levied on five categories of property.

Food grains

fruit

camels

cattle

sheep

 goats; gold and silver; and movable goods—and is payable each year after one year's possession.