Debt and Zakat
401 questions
Is it permissible for a son to pay the mahr (dower) owed to his mother on behalf of his unemployed father?
Does Zakat become obligatory on an amount of 200,000 EGP that has completed a full year (hawl), given that I have real estate debts amounting to 350,000 EGP, and are these debts to be deducted from the amount subject to Zakat?
Is it permissible to give zakat to one's nephew to pay off his debt, knowing that his parents are well-off, but he has problems with his father, is a student, and mostly lives with his maternal uncles?
What is the ruling on buying clothes with deferred payment from the wife's brother, who works in a women's clothing store that he does not own, and is this debt considered incumbent upon the husband, knowing that the wife did not seek his permission?
Does Zakat become obligatory on one who has a deferred debt, the repayment of which will take a year?
Is Zakat obligatory on money that has reached the Zakat threshold but is subject to debts exceeding it, knowing that it is placed in savings certificates to pay installments of a deferred debt? And is Zakat obligatory on ornamental jewelry that may be sold to pay installments of the same debt?
Is it permissible to pay off a debt incurred by a relative – who took on this debt to travel in search of work but was unsuccessful – from the zakat funds allocated for the poor, which I have been entrusted to distribute?
Is zakat due on money borrowed for two years, to be paid by the borrower or its owner?
Is it permissible to take from relatives' Zakat for marriage and to buy a house, given that there are savings that are insufficient to do so without incurring debt?
Is Zakat obligatory on the end-of-service bonus that has not yet been received and cannot be received except upon retirement?
Is zakat obligatory upon a debtor who possesses savings that have reached the nisab, knowing that his debt is greater than his savings, and is he obligated to pay zakat on his outstanding debts if he is able to repay them sooner but delays for the purpose of saving?
Is Zakat obligatory on money saved to repay a debt to the state, when it has reached the nisab and a full hawl has passed over it, but it has not reached half of the required repayment amount?
What is the distribution of inheritance if the heirs are: a pregnant mother (carrying a full brother/full sister), one daughter, one grandson, a paternal grandfather, three sisters from the father's side, six sons of a brother from the father's side, in addition to a pregnancy of the deceased's son's wife, and a pregnancy of the deceased's paternal uncle's wife, knowing that the deceased bequeathed 100 [currency units] for building a mosque, and owes unpaid Zakat debt, and other debts?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat to cover part of the installments of the Real Estate Development Fund for my indebted father?
Does accumulated Zakat lapse, or does it remain a debt if one is unable to pay it, and is it permissible to take Zakat from parents to cover accumulated Zakat if their expenditure is not sufficient, even though it is obligatory upon them?
How do you pay Zakat this year, or do you refrain from paying it until the house amount is settled, knowing that you have an amount that has reached its due date (hawl) and exceeds the nisab, and you lent a portion of it to your sister, and you have outstanding house installments?
What should I do after my father's death?
What is the ruling on partnering in trade with a disbeliever or a transgressor? And is Zakat obligatory on the capital remaining with the partner if it will be paid in cash, or by converting it into the cost of constructing a building for rent, knowing that the partner may not pay Zakat or may pay it to impermissible recipients?
Is zakat obligatory on money borrowed from the bank through a murabaha contract to purchase and sell goods, if the intention of the loan is to buy essential needs and there are no other saved funds?
Is zakat obligatory on the remaining installments for the price of a house that was contracted to be purchased for the purpose of dwelling, knowing that I currently have the full remaining amount available?
Is zakat obligatory on the deferred dowry that has not been received after its due date has passed? And how is zakat paid on the installments received from it? And is the husband sinful if the wife does not pay zakat on the dowry in his possession? And what is the method of paying zakat on the price of gold that has been sold and deposited with the husband before and after purchasing new gold from him?
Am I required to offer one expiatory offering (kaffarat yamin) or two for breaking an oath and then not wishing to fulfill it, and is it permissible to give the expiatory offering in cash to charitable organizations?
Is zakat obligatory on a loan amount that has been outstanding for years, has reached the nisab, and a full hawl has passed over it?
Is Zakat due on a bank loan that has not yet been disbursed, on a sum loaned to brothers whose repayment period has passed and has not been repaid, and on a sum invested with a contractor?