Zakat
Zakat is the obligatory annual payment due on qualifying wealth, once it reaches a minimum threshold, nisab, and has been held for a full lunar year, hawl. It is one of the five pillars of Islam. It differs from sadaqah, which is voluntary giving.
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1. Is specifying a particular day for paying Zakat on money that fluctuates between decrease and increase during the Hijri year correct, and what is the proper procedure to clear one's liability in this case? 2. What is the ruling on Zakat for the deferred Mahr (dowry) that the wife has not yet received, and is it permissible for her to refrain from paying Zakat on it on the pretext that she does not actually own it or that it is not in her possession for investment? 3. How can the statement "If he has an item for personal use (Qinya) that he does not need, he should count it against the debt and pay Zakat on his money. If he does not have such an item that he does not need, then the debt is deducted from the Zakat" be explained in a simplified way? And what is the ruling on Zakat for the deferred Mahr to be paid by the husband if all the money is in his possession? Is it sufficient for him to pay Zakat on it once, or is Zakat also due on it from the wife every year, and who is responsible for paying it if the wife refuses?
May Allah reward you for your eagerness to seek knowledge. 1. Zakat on Money: It becomes obligatory when a complete lunar year (Hawl) passes over money that has reached the Nisab (minimum threshold). If the money…
What wealth from the deceased's estate is subject to Zakat, and what is the specific date for Zakat? Is Zakat due on an apartment purchased with insurance money, and how is it calculated? Can a charitable endowment (waqf) be designated from Zakat funds? Is it possible to unify the Zakat payment date for all assets? Is Zakat on an apartment calculated based on its paid value or market value, and how is it paid if it is for retention and does not generate income? Is Zakat due on undeveloped building land? Can the marriage expenses of one of the brothers be deducted from the Zakat pool if he intends to marry soon?
Firstly: From the money obtained from a forbidden commercial insurance policy, only the installments paid by your father or his company are permissible for you. Secondly: Delaying the division of inheritance is…
Is it permissible to account a sum of zakat that was intended as charity and then its intention changed to zakat when given to the poor, or to account a sum of zakat that will be deducted from the salary in a later month, knowing that it was intended as charity?
Intention (niyyah) is a condition for the validity of zakat. If a Muslim gives charity with their wealth without the intention of zakat, it will not suffice as zakat. The intention must accompany the act of giving out…
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Is zakat obligatory upon the broker who buys and sells used cars, lands, and houses, and does he pay zakat for each sale operation or upon the passing of a hawl (a lunar year), according to the Maliki school of thought?
How is zakat paid on the profits from an investment account whose owner stipulated to the bank that it should not deal in usury, and is zakat obligatory on the full amount (principal and profits) even if that leads to a decrease in the principal, or is zakat paid only on the profits?
Is it permissible to continue paying zakat to an organization that is known to differentiate between eligible recipients on the basis of nationality, given the difficulty of finding poor people or agents? And are the zakat payments previously made to that organization considered sufficient?