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Zakat - heads/masarif
How many Heads/Masarifs of Zakat are there according to Islamic teachings?
Explanation and memory cue
Islamic teachings, based on Quranic verse 9:60 and scholarly consensus, identify eight distinct categories (Heads/Masarif) of Zakat recipients. These categories are: the poor (fuqara), the needy (masakin), those employed to collect Zakat (amilin), those whose hearts are to be reconciled (mu'allafatu qulubuhum), freeing captives/slaves (fi al-riqab), those in debt (al-gharimin), in the cause of Allah (fi sabilillah), and the wayfarer (ibn al-sabil). This is the widely accepted and authoritative classification in Islamic jurisprudence, making the correct answer 8 (option B).