
Bahá’u’lláh states that the Bahá’í law of Zakát follows
“what hath been revealed in the Qur’án” (Q and A 107). Since such issues as the
limits for exemption, the categories of income concerned, the frequency of
payments, and the scale of rates for the various categories of Zakát are not
mentioned in the Qur’án, these matters will have to be set forth in the future
by the Universal House of Justice. Shoghi Effendi has indicated that pending
such legislation the believers should, according to their means and
possibilities, make regular contributions to the Bahá’í Fund.
- The Universal
House of Justice (The “Notes” section of
the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)