Debt and Zakat

340 questions

Is zakat obligatory for the owner of a school supplies store who bought his shop with a loan that has not yet been repaid, and if it is obligatory, how is it calculated given that he has owned the shop for two years?
What is the meaning of "Ghurm Allah," "Dayfallah," or "Jār Allah"?
What is the ruling on calculating zakat by setting the first of Ramadan as the due date for its disbursement, so that whatever is in the bank account is calculated, even if the salary was deposited a few days before Ramadan, and is the remaining loan amount for purchasing a house deducted from the zakat calculation?
Is Zakat obligatory on an apartment that was sold after the passing of a Hawl (lunar year) and was designated for sale to pay off a debt?
Is zakat obligatory on the value of a commercial land that was acquired by purchasing the shares of the inheriting siblings, and is it obligatory on the value of residential registrations that were purchased for savings instead of cash, knowing that there is an already existing residential house?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a brother who is employed but has a low income and is in debt, and has children attending school, knowing that he does not maintain his prayers and drinks alcohol, out of fear for his children's well-being and his own imprisonment?
Is it permissible to take from the mother's Zakat to pay off debts, what is the ruling on deducting Zakat from a debt, and who is more entitled to financially support a son who is unable to earn a living?
Is it permissible to disburse Zakat al-Mal to charitable organizations that collect donations for earthquake victims in Indonesia?
Is it permissible to spend from zakat funds on a literacy project?
Is it permissible to send zakat to repair a road in Morocco for some poor people?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a son in need or to his wife?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat through the income generated from internet access via the family phone designated for a charitable hospital?
Is it obligatory to re-pay the Zakat that was given to the husband to settle his debt, knowing that he was not an indebted person (gharim) in hardship, and that the Zakat payer was unaware of the ruling at the time?
Is it permissible for an uncle to give his nephew from his Zakat, knowing that the father provides for his son and secures all his needs?
Is it permissible to give charity to a widowed relative who has four sons, two of whom regularly provide for her, a third who currently does not provide, and a fourth who provides intermittently, knowing that she is ill and needs medicine?
Can the aid paid to those afflicted by the tsunami be considered Zakat?
Is holding money considered a necessity that permits placing it in an interest-based bank in a current account without interest, knowing that I pay its Zakat, and if not, then what is the alternative?
Must I re-disburse the Zakat I paid to the mosque, knowing that I was unaware of its prohibition?
Is Zakat obligatory on the amount paid as a down payment for the purchase of a plot of land for investment, and on the subsequent annual installments?
Is it permissible to give zakat to an Islamic school in need of financial support in a Western country?
Is it permissible to give the zakat from crops and livestock to the son of the debtor, knowing that he has a share in it?
Will the wife be held accountable for exempting her husband from the deferred dower after knowing that zakat is due on it, and is this considered an evasion of zakat?
Is it permissible to receive zakat from money earned by selling call minutes at a loss, with a prior intention not to pay the debts of the supplying company?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat to a sister to help her pay off her debt, knowing that the beggar (the sister) will buy food with it to eat?

Debt and Zakat

Is zakat obligatory for the owner of a school supplies store who bought his shop with a loan that has not yet been repaid, and if it is obligatory, how is it calculated given that he has owned the shop for two years?

What is the meaning of "Ghurm Allah," "Dayfallah," or "Jār Allah"?

Is Zakat obligatory on an apartment that was sold after the passing of a Hawl (lunar year) and was designated for sale to pay off a debt?

Is zakat obligatory on the value of a commercial land that was acquired by purchasing the shares of the inheriting siblings, and is it obligatory on the value of residential registrations that were purchased for savings instead of cash, knowing that there is an already existing residential house?

Is it permissible to give zakat to a brother who is employed but has a low income and is in debt, and has children attending school, knowing that he does not maintain his prayers and drinks alcohol, out of fear for his children's well-being and his own imprisonment?

Is it permissible to take from the mother's Zakat to pay off debts, what is the ruling on deducting Zakat from a debt, and who is more entitled to financially support a son who is unable to earn a living?

Is it permissible to disburse Zakat al-Mal to charitable organizations that collect donations for earthquake victims in Indonesia?

Is it permissible to spend from zakat funds on a literacy project?

Is it permissible to send zakat to repair a road in Morocco for some poor people?

Is it permissible to give zakat to a son in need or to his wife?

Is it permissible to pay Zakat through the income generated from internet access via the family phone designated for a charitable hospital?

Is it obligatory to re-pay the Zakat that was given to the husband to settle his debt, knowing that he was not an indebted person (gharim) in hardship, and that the Zakat payer was unaware of the ruling at the time?

Is it permissible for an uncle to give his nephew from his Zakat, knowing that the father provides for his son and secures all his needs?

Is it permissible to give charity to a widowed relative who has four sons, two of whom regularly provide for her, a third who currently does not provide, and a fourth who provides intermittently, knowing that she is ill and needs medicine?

Can the aid paid to those afflicted by the tsunami be considered Zakat?

Is holding money considered a necessity that permits placing it in an interest-based bank in a current account without interest, knowing that I pay its Zakat, and if not, then what is the alternative?

Must I re-disburse the Zakat I paid to the mosque, knowing that I was unaware of its prohibition?

Is Zakat obligatory on the amount paid as a down payment for the purchase of a plot of land for investment, and on the subsequent annual installments?

Is it permissible to give zakat to an Islamic school in need of financial support in a Western country?

Is it permissible to give the zakat from crops and livestock to the son of the debtor, knowing that he has a share in it?

Will the wife be held accountable for exempting her husband from the deferred dower after knowing that zakat is due on it, and is this considered an evasion of zakat?

Is it permissible to receive zakat from money earned by selling call minutes at a loss, with a prior intention not to pay the debts of the supplying company?

Is it permissible to pay Zakat to a sister to help her pay off her debt, knowing that the beggar (the sister) will buy food with it to eat?