Zakat (obligatory alms)

"The zakat" is the imposed alms, one of Islam's five pillars ¹. Gabriel's hadith describes it as "the imposed" ², and the Qur'an mentions it coupled with the prayer: al-Baqara 43.

The alms verse defines its recipients: al-Tawba 60. Among the categories named in it is "those whose hearts are reconciled" — the museum treated its prophetic application in those whose hearts are reconciled.

When the Najdi man asked whether anything but the zakat was upon him, the Prophet said: "No — unless you volunteer" ³, making whatever exceeds it voluntary.

The zakat's thresholds, the kinds of wealth, the conditions of its obligation and the schools' disagreements will be added in a later batch from the fiqh books.