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− bullion, etc. which stays with them for one full year are required to pay at the rate of one fortieth (1/40 ) of the value of the Zakat th − goods. are different from Ahmadis paying Jama'at Chandas Zakat. − − ± − Chanda ‘Am Chanda Wasiyyat or (Will Subscription) are not − ± exempt from payment of. They are also required to pay Zakat Zakat − − according to the prescribed rates. Zakat is payable on the following: − 1. Silver, gold, household animals (camels, cows, goats, lambs, etc. ), all the valuable commodities such as dates, grapes, etc. 2. In the , there is a limit fixed for all the goods on Shari‘ah − which is to be paid. When the quantity of the goods Zakat − becomes equal or more than the fixed limit then payment of Zakat on those goods becomes compulsory. The limit at − which the payment of becomes compulsory is called Zakat − "Nisab". ± − Zakat 3. On grains, payment of becomes compulsory only − when the crops are ready and have been harvested by the owner. However, on the rest of the commodities payment of Zakat becomes compulsory when the goods have been with − its owner for one year. On grains, only one time has Zakat − to be paid even if the grains have been with the owner for more than one year. However, on the rest of the items on which is payable, is to be paid every year when Zakat Zakat − − the quantity of the items reaches the fixed amount in the Shari‘ah, Nisab. i. e. , the − ± − 4. The for the grains is 781 Kilograms and 870 grams. Nisab ± − If the quantity of the grains one owns is less than this fixed amount ( ), then one does not have to pay. If the Nisab Zakat ± − − grains have been produced without spending money towards purchase or production of water for irrigation then one has to pay 1/10 of the as ; if water has th Nisab Zakat ± − − 394