Zakat is the purification of maal. It is to be paid once in a year i.e. at the end of a calendar year when at the end we are left with any possessions on which zakat can be counted. There is a question about zakat payment. People often forget their poor neighbors and poor relatives while paying zakat and pay it to the distant NGOs or to any organization. There are certain rules devised in shariah about payment of zakat and who deserve to get it first. Here, one important thing should be noted that taking zakat is not an insult, rather zakat is that purest part of money that is taken and given in the name of ALLAH as an obligation. 1: zakat cannot be given to a person who owns 7.5 tola gold and 52.5 of silver or the equivalent wealth. A person who owns house hold items like carpets and utensils, etc that are under possession and are not being used, then these items come under accumulation of wealth then such a person does not deserve zakat. Even if given zakat, that ...