Debt and Zakat
401 questions
Is zakat due on the sum of money that the sister has not yet received, which is a debt owed to her from the sale of land that was invested in a joint building, and then it was agreed to purchase land for her in installments instead of the debt?
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 zakat obligatory on money saved for building a house, while also having a debt to an Islamic bank to finance the purchase of the land?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money that has reached the nisab and a hawl has passed while it is a debt owed by a trustworthy and committed friend, to be repaid in installments: Are the installments to be paid zakat on separately, or is the entire sum to be paid zakat on when all installments have been settled?
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?
Is Zakat obligatory on a plot of land that was purchased with debt, knowing that the value of the debt exceeds the available liquidity?
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 the amount from selling a car to one's father in installments, especially if the received amount has not yet reached the nisab? And is zakat paid on the amount received or on the entire debt? And is zakat obligatory every year if the installment payment period is prolonged?
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 due on the lender or the borrower if a person borrows an amount that reaches the nisab and a hawl (lunar year) passes before its repayment?
Is zakat due on money loaned to others and repaid in installments, and how is its zakat calculated? Is zakat due on ornamental gold?
Is zakat obligatory on the sum of 80,0 Saudi Riyals, which the questioner took as a loan from his wife, to be repaid to her in easy installments? If it is obligatory, how is it calculated, taking into consideration that he will continue to borrow from her?
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?