Title: Zakaah and Sadaqah Question: Assalamualaikum Can you clarify the difference between zakaat and sadaqah ? Are they used interchangeably in some places of the Qur'an? Thanks Asim Awan United States of America Answer: Sadaqah is a more general term implying charity. All kinds of charities, whether obligatory or supererogatory, are generally covered in this term. Zaka'h , on the other hand, is, generally, used for the obligatory Sadaqah only. Yes. The Qur'an has, in fact, used the two terms as synonymous and interchangeable at some instances. Regards, Moiz Amjad August 31, 2001