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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the amount of zakat on wealth?

  Zakat on wealth is based on the value of all of one's possessions. It is customarily 2.5% (or 1⁄40) of a Muslim's total savings and wealth above a minimum amount known as nisab, but Islamic scholars differ on how much nisab is and other aspects of zakat.

• What is the refugee Zakat Fund?

  The Refugee Zakat Fund delivers life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable refugee and displaced families from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Mali. Refugees are eligible to receive Zakat as they fall under 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

• What does zakat stand for?

  Zakat (Arabic: زكاة‎ zakāh [zaˈkaː], "that which purifies", also Zakat al-mal [zaˈkaːt alˈmaːl] زكاة المال, "zakat on wealth", or Zakah) is a form of alms-giving treated in Islam as a religious obligation or tax, which, by Quranic ranking, is next after prayer (salat) in importance.

• What happens if you don't pay zakat?

  Some classical and contemporary scholars such as Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh and Yusuf al-Qaradawi have stated that the person who fails to pay Zakat should have the payment taken from them, along with half of his wealth. Additionally, those who failed to pay the zakat would face God's punishment in the afterlife on the day of Judgment.

• What is the refugee Zakat Fund?

  The Refugee Zakat Fund delivers life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable refugee and displaced families from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Mali. Refugees are eligible to receive Zakat as they fall under 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

• Who is eligible for zakat funds?

  Zakat funds help eligible families to cover their immediate needs, such as food, water, shelter and medicine. The families we meet every single day have lost everything, except their faith in a better tomorrow. They are eligible for your Zakat.

• What is Zakat and why do I need It?

  Your Zakat is a lifeline for thousands of refugees facing the inevitable harsh winter. Refugees across the Middle East continue to live in an ‘emergency within an emergency', and more families, will require UNHCR’s humanitarian assistance to survive the cold months ahead.

• What are the costs associated with UNHCR zakat?

  Exceptionally for Zakat funds, UNHCR has waived its standard 6.5% indirect support costs, in order to ensure that 100% of your Zakat goes directly to the most vulnerable families. Any expenses associated with the distribution of Zakat are covered by other sources of funding to UNHCR.