Zakat FAQs (1/19)
Question
Upon whom is Zakāt compulsory?
Answer
Zakat is compulsory on every sane, mature Muslim who is owner of Zakātable assets equivalent to the Nisab after a passing of a lunar year.
- Answered by
- Mufti Faraz al-Mahmudi
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