The chapter can be applied through four checkpoints:
1. Recipient category: the person or legally recognised purpose must qualify.
2. Transfer: the zakat must be discharged through an acceptable method, typically valid ownership transfer.
3. Restrictions: consider lineage, spouse, wealth, and the historical Banū Hāshim rule.
4. Errors and location: mistaken-recipient rulings and intercity transfers have their own conditions and scholarly differences.