Are salary, Ramadan bonus, and monthly expenses to be included in the zakat base for money deposited in the bank?
The zakat on newly acquired funds in Sha'ban does not have to be paid with the zakat on wealth in Ramadan, because these funds are not a profit from the wealth on which zakat is being paid. For these newly acquired funds, you have two options: either combine them with your Ramadan wealth and pay zakat on the total amount, with the option of advancing the zakat payment for the new funds, or establish a separate hawl (lunar year) for them and pay their zakat in Sha'ban of the following year.
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