Zakat spending as per the Quran on 8 categories of people Zakat (or Zakāh) is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Zakat is the Arabic word for “giving to charity” or “giving to the needy”. [note 1][3] Zakat is a form of almsgiving, often collected by the Muslim Ummah. [1] It is considered in Islam a religious obligation, [4][5] and by Quranic ranking, is next after prayer (salah) in importance …
