Zaid Shakir - How to Pay Zakat

Zaid ShakirMay 1, 20190 comments

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In this comprehensive lecture, Imam Zaid Shakir of Zaytuna College explains the Islamic obligation of zakat — its linguistic meaning, spiritual wisdom, conditions, rates, and the eight categories of eligible recipients — drawing on Quranic verses, hadith, and rulings from the Shafi'i school and other madhabs. The lecture concludes with a detailed Q&A session addressing practical modern questions, including zakat on 401(k) accounts, college funds, trade goods, jewelry, debt, and the distribution of zakat funds locally versus overseas.

Imam Zaid Shakir is an American scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States. Born in Berkeley and raised in housing projects in Georgia and Connecticut, he embraced Islam in 1977 while serving in the United States Air Force. He earned degrees in international relations and political science, then studied Arabic and the Islamic sciences for years in Egypt, Syria, and Morocco. A former imam of Masjid Al-Islam in New Haven, he teaches at Zaytuna and lectures nationally on Islamic spirituality, social justice, and the Black American Muslim experience. He is regularly listed among the most influential Muslims in the world.

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