{"_id":"668da0740b76658b4c2337a0","title":"What is the difference between Zakat Al-Mal and Zakat Al-Fitr?","question":"I just learned that there are two zakats. Are they both obligatory?  What is the difference between them?","answer":"Zakat al-Fitr is due once a year during Ramadan or on the day of eid al-fitr. If you Muslim during the past Ramadan and were not aware of it, there's nothing to worry about, you can put ten dollars into a \"zakat\" box at any masjid and you're good. The other zakat is called zakat al-mal, it's the zakat you pay on wealth annually. It is covered more extensively in other questions and in most courses on Fard Ayn (the necessary knowledge).","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff50b76658b4c232a40","tag":"Zakat: Al-Mal","count":57},{"_id":"668da0560b76658b4c233490","tag":"Zakat: Al-Fitr","count":13}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:41:24.279Z"}