You pay 2.5% of whatever cash you possess for a lunar year.

Is zakat paid based on 2.5% per thousand or 2.5% of total bank balance ? Also, does this include multiple accounts as I have over £1000 in 1 account and only £20 in another account as well as £20 at home. So would I pay zakaat on £1040?

Zakat | July 3, 2016 3:44 am
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,I am from a remote village of West Bengal(India).In my village there are lot of opinions regarding Zakat ul fitr are going on ,some says one should give paddy because West Bengal rich in paddy,some says one should give rice(milled),wheat or dates etc. Please through some light on this
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I have a one question regarding zakaat al fitr , in our native (india) we are paying zakaat al fitr in the form of money but in saudi arabia we heard with some ulamas that it is must to pay in the form of food only not by cash , please shed some light on this topic….