Zakat in Arabic means growth, blessing and purification. See Lisaan al-‘Arab, 14/358;, 2/399 Sadaqah comes from the word sidq (sincerity), i.e. it is a sign of sincerity of faith on the part of the person who gives it. See Fath al-Qadeer, 2/399 With regard to the shar’i definition: Zakat means