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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: Usher and Zakat are two kinds of Tax in Islam.
Zakat is an obligatory annual tax on accumulated wealth, levied at 2.5% on savings, gold, silver, and trade goods, and is one of the five pillars of Islam. Usher (or Ushr) is a separate obligatory tax on agricultural produce, charged at 10% on naturally irrigated land and 5% on artificially irrigated land. Both are forms of Islamic taxation designed to redistribute wealth and support the needy, but they differ in their rates and the types of assets they apply to.
The word Zakat literally means "purification" and "growth," signifying that paying it purifies one's wealth. Usher, derived from the Arabic word for "tenth," is specifically mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah as a levy on crops and fruits. Together, Zakat and Usher form the backbone of the Islamic economic system, ensuring social justice by channeling resources from the wealthy to the poor, orphans, widows, and other deserving categories outlined in Surah Al-Tawbah (9:60).
