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Islamic Financial Obligations

Not everything called an “Islamic due” works the same way. Zakat is a universal pillar; fidyah and kaffarah are conditional on specific events; mahr and nafaqah are family rights; jizya and kharaj were historical state levies. Pick the matching tool below — each page shows its evidence and school differences.

English guide — translation coming soon.

  • Zakat (2.5% on qualifying wealth), Ushr (5–10% on harvests) and Zakat al-Fitr (per person before Eid) are universally established annual obligations.
  • Fidyah and Kaffarah are conditional: they apply only after a specific event (unmakeable fasts, broken oath, Hajj violation) — the tools triage your situation first.
  • Mahr and Nafaqah are family financial rights with no fixed universal amount — the tools are planners, not tax calculators.
  • Khums (20%) is school-specific: Qur’an 8:41 addresses war gains; Ja’fari law extends it to annual surplus, Sunni schools do not.
  • Jizya and Kharaj were classical state levies, not personal worship dues — those pages are educational references.

❓ Frequently asked questions

Is zakat the same as Islamic tax?

No. Zakat is an act of worship with fixed recipients (Qur’an 9:60), due on qualifying wealth after nisab and hawl. Historical state taxes like kharaj are a different category.

I missed fasts — do I pay fidyah?

Not automatically. Temporary excuses require making up the fasts (qada); fidyah is for those who cannot fast at all. Use the Fidyah tool’s triage first.

Do I owe khums on my salary?

That depends on your school: Ja’fari jurisprudence applies 20% to annual surplus; Sunni schools do not treat ordinary income this way. See the Khums tool.