December 5th, 2022
Can Zakat Be Given to Flood Victims?
Can Zakat be given to flood victims? We answer this popular question.
December 1st, 2022
Why Giving Zakat With A 100% Donation Policy Is Important
Charity is highly encouraged in the Islamic faith, and it is even one of the pillars of Islam: Zakat.
November 28th, 2022
Why You Should Donate to Pakistan Flood Relief
Climate change is driving Pakistan's floods. What can we do to bring Pakistan flood relief?
November 16th, 2022
Do You Know How Much Zakat to Pay?
Do You Know How Much Zakat to Pay? Make five assessments about your wealth to determine your Zakat payment
November 15th, 2022
What Is Kaffara and Why Is Kaffara Important?
Kaffara, along with fidya, is a measure prescribed for Muslims to address these breaks in fasting and help our Ramadan worship stay pure.
November 14th, 2022
The Zakat Foundation of America Team Visits Ghana
This is a first-hand account from our Director of Operations, Amal Hamid of her field trip to Ghana. Thank you, Amal, for sharing your experience of helping people in Ghana.
November 14th, 2022
What Are the Types of Sadaqah Jariyah You Can Give?
We as Muslims have rights over each other, and we maintain that connection of community across the lines of socioeconomic status. This is especially true for Sadaqah Jariyah.
November 11th, 2022
What Counts as an Islamic Donation?
What Counts as an Islamic Donation? Every possible human action that you freely give from what you rightfully have for an outcome that God loves and that you do because you want to please God is an Islamic donation.
November 10th, 2022
The Faith and Philanthropy Summit
From Oct. 13 to 15, around 50 world-leading philanthropists from different faiths gathered in Vatican City to talk about the world's most pressing challenges.
November 9th, 2022
How to Calculate Zakat on Cash
Yes. Cash is the easiest asset to use to grow one’s wealth (mal), and Zakat comes due on all growing and producing wealth. Zakat comes due on cash that meets three conditions.
November 1st, 2022
Zakat Foundation of America Celebrates Pink October
Everywhere we look this month, we can see brands changing their logos and people updating their social media profiles and icons to include a pink ribbon in honor of Pink October.
October 13th, 2022
Is Microfinance Zakat or Sadaqah?
Microfinance is neither Zakat nor sadaqah in either its modern conceptual formation or its growing (oppressive) practical form.
