Zakat is Far’d
وَأَقِيْمُوْا الصَّلَاةَ وَاٰتُوْا الزَّكَاةَ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوْا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوْهُ عِندَ اللهِ اِنَّ اللهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِيرٌ
And accomplish Swalat (Namaj) and pay the Zakat; and whatever good you send ahead for yourselves, you will find it with Allah Pak; indeed Allah Pak Sees your deeds (sacred Surah Baqarah, Ayaat Shareef 110).
The sacred Zakat is mentioned 84 times in the sacred Quran Shareef – 32 times directly as the word ‘Zakat’, 43 times as ‘Infaqa’ and 9 times as ‘Sadqa’. Besides, 150 times as ‘Spending’.
To know more about the Ahkam (mandatory rules), Masaeel (guidelines) and Fazilats (benefits) of Zakat, visit http://ahkamuzzakat.com