- The benefit of giving Zakah

Allah Ta'ala has stated that 'success is for those who give Zakah'. He has also stated 'Whatever you give, Allah will replace it with even more and Allah is the best at giving wealth'.

- Punishment and loss for not giving Zakah

Allah has also stated ' those who collect silver and gold and do not spend it in the path of Allah then they will be given severe punishment and give them the good news that when they are heated in the fire of Hell and with that their foreheads and sides and backs will be marked and they will be told that this is that gold and silver which you gained for your desire and so taste what you had gained'.

- Conditions when Zakah would become necessary

1) There are a few conditions when Zakah would become necessary.

- A fixed time loan or Mehr does not stop you from giving Zakah

1) If you borrowed money and you did not have to pay anything until after a fixed time (for example, you borrowed some money and the owner said don't pay me anything for five years and then pay the money back to me) then this will not stop you from giving Zakah [Radd-ul-Mohtar].

- Basic Necessities (Hajat-e-Asaliya)

Whatever goods are regarded as not the basic necessities and are above the threshold of Nisaab then Zakah is necessary. Hajat-e-Asaliya

- Zakah for three types of goods

The conclusion is that there are three types of goods which Zakah is necessary upon.

- Zakat For Gold, Silver And Business Goods

Nisaab for Gold and Silver
The Nisaab (threshold) for gold is seven and a half Tola (88 grammes) and for silver it is fifty two and a half Tola (620 grammes). The Zakah for gold and silver is determined by it's weight and not it's value. For example, jewellery or utensils of gold is made but it's making makes the value of the gold more than 200 Dirhams (which may be the price of 7.5 tolas of gold).