Abstract

A question has been raised about zakāt, ‘ushr and other financial religious duties in the context of taxes imposed by governments, Federal or Provincial, especially the proposed enhancement or rationalization of the agricultural tax. The people are quite confused about how the whole system is going to work, and a solution is requested. In addition to this, the Federal Shari‘at Court has held that zakāt is like private charity; does this mean that the individual has a choice about payment or non-payment?

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