Debt and Zakat
340 questions
Is it permissible to give zakat to one's brother to help him with divorce expenses, and what is the maximum amount that can be given to him?
Do bank profits become permissible and pure if the zakat paid on them is greater than their original value?
Is it permissible to pay off the debt of a deceased poor person from Zakat funds?
Is a female relative who lives in a house owned by her grandmother, but owes a debt she cannot repay, eligible for Zakat?
Is it permissible for the Zakat agent to lend a needy person from Zakat funds as a debt, with the agent guaranteeing repayment should the debtor fail to pay?
Is a person who died owing years of unpaid zakat on his wealth, and who fasted as expiation for oaths instead of feeding or clothing, considered sinful or excused due to ignorance?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on wealth for Da‘wah—such as printing a book of Qur'anic Tafsir, or opening a website?
Is it permissible to pay deferred dower from Zakat funds?
How is zakat calculated on inheritance funds preserved in the Guardianship Council for Minors' Funds for the period between the father's death and the son's receipt of these funds, taking into account price inflation and currency devaluation?
Is zakat obligatory on the down payment from the sale of the old apartment, whether or not it was used to pay off part of the debt for the new apartment? And is zakat obligatory on the monthly installments from the sale of the old apartment, and what is the mechanism for its zakat?
Is it permissible to consider a debt that arose after the settlement of the deceased brother's debts, and which the brother pledged to pay, as being eligible for Zakat funds?
Is it permissible to use Zakat funds to cover university expenses and the needs of a debtor who supports two university students, given his difficult financial situation?
Is it permissible to give Zakat to a indebted brother who is unable to repay?
Is it obligatory to exercise caution and search for those deserving of the funds that my mother used to distribute from charities and zakat, or should I take the initiative to distribute them for fear of the saying, "The soul of a believer is suspended by his debt until it is paid off"?
What is the ruling on loans that have lapsed due to the passage of many years, and what is incumbent upon one who stole merchandise and cannot return it or pay its price?
What is the ruling on working as a mortgage consultant in a usurious bank while knowing its impermissibility, and is it permissible to transfer to the deposits department in the same bank believing its transactions to be lawful? What is the ruling on working in schools that deal with borrowing and loans? And does unlawful money become lawful if a person who is unaware of its impermissibility takes it? What is the ruling on zakat organizations dealing with money that may be unlawful?
When distributing zakat, which is better: to pay off the debt of one debtor completely, or to distribute it among four debtors by paying off a portion of each of their debts?
Is it permissible to spend Zakat funds on the construction of a mosque whose building has stopped and is nearing completion?
Is Zakat obligatory on an amount of 30 pounds, knowing that the project in which it was invested is not yet complete, and I do not currently possess 750 pounds, and if it is obligatory, is it necessary to borrow the amount, given that there is another debt of 20 pounds?
Is it permissible to disburse Zakat to an indebted legal entity, and does it fall under Allah's saying: "and for the indebted"?
Upon whom is the zakat due for my share of the merchandise – which was the result of a partnership between me and my brother – and which has now become his property, with the understanding that he will pay me its value over several years, while he trades with it during this period?
Is zakat due on the 16,000 Saudi Riyals that was a trust held by the son and used by him for ten years until the father's death, and are the father or the son sinful for not paying its zakat?
Am I obligated to pay Zakat on a plot of land that the state benefited from for 30 years, and has now decided to compensate me financially for it in exchange for relinquishing ownership?
How is the zakat calculated for a grocery store whose inventory has reached the zakat threshold and on which zakat is due, but the store does not have sufficient cash liquidity to pay it, especially since the owner also has a debt?