Another important duty of Muslims is to pay Zakat. To show how important Zakat is, it would suffice if it is mentioned that Zakat has always followed prayers in the Holy Quran and it is accounted as a means by which one can attain salvation and it also counts as an indicator of faith. As it is quoted in many traditions from the Infallible Imams, “One who prevents others from paying Zakat is not considered a Muslim any more”.

Zakat has, like Khums, certain kinds. One of them is considered as the tax for one’s “body and life” which is paid once a year on the Feast of Fast (Eide-ul-Fitr), and is only obligatory for those who can financially afford it.

The other kind of Zakat is the Zakat of property, but not all of one’s property is liable to Zakat.

Issue 931: There are only nine things on which one is obliged to pay Zakat:

1- Wheat

2- Barely

3-Dates

4- Raisins

5- Gold

6- Silver

7- Camel

8- Cow

9- Sheep

Issue 932: Zakat will be obligatory only if one’s property reaches the prescribed taxable limit; the limits for each of the above-mentioned things are listed below: