Why Zakat Matters

Zakat is the third pillar of Islam. It is an obligation on every Muslim who possesses wealth above the Nisab threshold.

Your Zakat:

• Purifies your wealth and brings blessings

• Supports the poor, orphans, widows, and refugees

• Ensures justice and equity in the Ummah

Zakat is 2.5% of your qualifying wealth. While you can give Zakat at any time of the year, many Muslims choose to give during Ramadan due to the multiplied rewards of this blessed month.

IAC ensures your Zakat reaches those who are eligible: families living in poverty, refugees, orphans, and widows.

What Are Fidyah and Kaffarah?

Fidyah is a payment required when you cannot fast during Ramadan due to a valid, long-term reason (illness, old age, pregnancy) and cannot make up the fasts later.

Cost: £4 per missed fast | £120 for 30 days

Kaffarah is a penalty required when you deliberately break a fast in Ramadan without a valid reason.

Cost: £240 (feeds 60 people) for each deliberately broken fast

IAC distributes your Fidyah and Kaffarah as food parcels and cash aid to poor and needy Muslims in Syria, Pakistan, and Palestine.