Unlike Sadaqah that may have open-ended lists of beneficiaries, Zakat is strictly and exclusively for the eight categories of people mentioned in Surat Tawbah, verse 60.

Sadaqah is a form of non-obligatory Islamic charity. As I write in my recent co-authored book “Understanding Muslim Philanthropy,” it goes beyond money and time. It can be intention ...

In the U.S. and around the world, children are facing hunger, poverty, fear and the loss of healthcare and education due to conflict and the climate crisis. Our teams are working tirelessly to provide ...

There are two forms of charity in Islam - obligatory and voluntary, called Zakah and Sadaqah respectively. The concept of charity appears in most of the world's religions. The Islamic tradition ...