Debt and Zakat
340 questions
Is it permissible to give zakat to a brother who is unemployed and in debt to the bank for installments, knowing that he owns a highly valuable real estate inheritance but lacks liquidity?
Is it permissible to give zakat to one's paternal grandmother, to servants and drivers, and to one's wife's sister?
Is it permissible for the one in charge of a third of my deceased grandfathers' wealth to pay my accumulated debts so that I can provide for my family under my current circumstances?
Is it permissible for a husband to give his Zakat to a female friend who is struggling with debt and her children's educational expenses, which she is unable to pay?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a female student of knowledge?
Is Zakat obligatory on a bank deposit, given that the total debts (the loan and apartment installments) exceed the value of the deposit?
What is the number of years of Zakat due on the estate of a father who passed away in Safar 1430 AH, and had not paid Zakat since Jumada al-Akhirah 1424 AH, and how is Zakat calculated for these years, and is it calculated on a diminishing basis?
Is it permissible for a mother to give her Zakat al-mal to her needy son?
Is it permissible for a charitable organization to use zakat funds to finance its charitable activities, such as teachers' salaries and operating expenses, or are these funds designated for the needy only?
What is the ruling on what happened, and is Zakat obligatory on the questioner, knowing that his brother spent the entire amount of cash without his knowledge? Is he sinful for not paying Zakat on the amount in his PayPal account, from which he cannot withdraw funds in cash? Does he pay Zakat after deducting 1% of the amount or not? Is he entitled to reclaim the full amount including the 1%, knowing that his brother used the amount via Visa and 1% was deducted from it?
Are Zakat due on independent children who are in hardship and in debt?
Does Zakat become due on the full value of the land or on the principal of the debt, if the creditor sells a piece of land that he had taken in settlement of his debt for double the price after five months?
How is the Zakat calculated for a loan amount taken to purchase a car, which remained in the bank until the Zakat due date before the completion of the purchase process?
Is it permissible to give Zakat to a needy person who has adult children, and is it permissible to give it to charitable organizations?
Is the method of calculating Zakat by summing cash, the value of goods, and anticipated debts, then subtracting personal debts, shop expenses, and personal expenses, correct?
Why do scholars use the term "conditions and impediments of takfir" even though conditions are the opposite of impediments, and they could suffice with mentioning only one of them?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal to a person who has usurious debts, or to a person whom it is highly probable will spend it on unlawful things, such as buying foods that contain pork fat or alcohol in France?
Is zakat obligatory on a monthly salary from past years, given the existence of successive debts and loans, and the lack of sufficient savings to cover the installments?
How is the inheritance distributed among the heirs of the deceased (one daughter, one wife, two full sisters, one full brother, two paternal uncles, and two sons of a full paternal uncle), taking into account the presence of an uncle who has been missing for 20 years, and he owes unpaid Zakat and other debts?
Is zakat obligatory upon a charitable society whose aim is to ensure family solidarity and meet the needs of distressed family members, and whose resources are monthly or annual contributions? And how is it to be disbursed if zakat is due? And does the ruling change if the donated amount is used to lend to family members on the condition that they repay the loan?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat to settle the debt of a deceased person?
Is Zakat obligatory on land that is legally disputed, and upon whom is it obligatory?
Is it permissible to take a portion of my brother's Zakat to repay his debt, knowing that my salary is only sufficient for necessities, and without informing him of this?
Is it permissible for the heirs to waive the debt for the son and daughters only, to the exclusion of the husband, given that the deceased also has other debts and obligatory Zakat that he did not pay, and how should the inheritance be distributed in this case?