Explanation
Zakat comes in two types 1. Zakat Al-Mal 2. Zakat Al-Fitr A related question about Zakat Zakat is the 3rd fundamental pillar of Islam. Zakat was made compulsory in 2 A.H but its complete system was imposed in the year of 8th hijrah . Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A) said that there was no difference between Salat and Zakat . T he word Zakat occurs 32 times in the Holy Quran . The verbal meaning of Zakat is to Purification The literal meaning of Zakat is to increase, technical meaning is purification.
