Debt and Zakat
340 questions
Is it permissible for me to give my Zakat al-Mal to my father to pay off his debt?
Is it permissible to pay off my brother’s debts from zakat funds, and is it permissible for one of them to pay off the other’s debt so that both their debts are cleared, and is it considered a sin to delay paying zakat to one of his friends if he requests that?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a maternal uncle to pay off his debts, knowing that he works and has an income, but is extravagant in his spending and has many debts?
Is this man considered a fraudster and indebted among those eligible for Zakat, and is it permissible to disburse Zakat on his behalf to his creditor without his permission?
Is a close relative who is in debt, having bought a house and having a car loan, and whose salary is 7,000, considered eligible for zakat?
Is it permissible to give last year's zakat, from Ramadan until now, to a public bathhouse?
Is a person who volunteers for jihad in the way of Allah given a share of zakat?
Am I obligated to pay Zakat on my money, and how do I calculate it for past years, knowing that I was unaware of the Nisab for silver, and my money was kept by my father who spent it on family expenses, making it a debt, and he has other money that, by itself, does not reach the Nisab for silver?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a disbeliever?
Does a Muslim pay Zakat on all of his sheep when a year has passed on his old sheep, or does he wait for a year to pass on the sheep bought on installments?
Is it permissible to give zakat to people who commit sins, such as those who smoke or drink alcohol?
How is the value of a farm, sold in installments over ten years, to be zakat-eligible?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a indebted brother while unaware of the source of his debt, and does ill-gotten wealth prevent one from receiving zakat?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat al-Mal by donating it through a system that allows collecting funds for indigent prisoners?
Is it permissible to pay off a father's debt from Zakat?
Is it permissible to waive the rent owed by an insolvent tenant and count it as Zakat, and is it obligatory to inform him of that?
How can I compensate for past years of Zakat that I paid based on a fatwa permitting the deduction of usurious loan installments, whereas the current fatwa does not permit that?
When calculating Zakat, is the full value of the debt incurred from purchasing an apartment through an Ijara-wa-Iqtina (lease-to-own) system deducted, or only the installments for the current lease year?
Is it permissible for a father to give the zakat of his sheep to his married son who does not live with him, is not dependent on him, and lives on a low income?
Is it permissible to deduct the amount of the installment paid for a residential apartment from the funds on which zakat is due, if the installment’s due date is after the date zakat becomes obligatory?
Is it permissible to give zakat to those who mediate among people and to family counselors or guides, and if so, under which category do they fall?
Is the construction of a project on the father's land contradictory to paying off his debt from Zakat, or must the land be sold to settle his debt?
Is it permissible to account for the travel and accommodation expenses of a sister visiting her parents from Zakat funds?
Is Zakat given to pay off a usurious loan taken to purchase a house?