Debt and Zakat
340 questions
What is the ruling on zakat if the farming expenses consume the entire crop? Is it to be paid as a debt, or is it forfeited?
Did scholarly consensus occur other than in the era of the Companions and their Successors?
Is it permissible to give zakat to university students who live far from their families (knowing that their families are well-off)?
1. Is it permissible to use Zakat funds for building and renovating graves? 2. Is it permissible to use Zakat funds for purchasing the sacrificial animal (Udhiyah)? 3. Is it permissible to use Zakat funds to assist a sister who is a student, knowing that her father is alive and she lives with him, and that the brother is independent?
Is it permissible for my father to give his Zakat to my wife?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a debtor threatened with imprisonment, knowing that its time has not yet come, and is he considered among those in debt (al-gharimin)? What about his debts that have not yet been collected?
Is it permissible to spend from Zakat funds on the election campaigns of Islamic- التيار الإسلامي (Islamic Movement/Trend) candidates?
What is the ruling on Zakat for financial installments owed to a carpenter who sells furniture by installment: Is it considered like a deposit, to be paid annually, or is it considered like a debt owed by an insolvent debtor, to be paid once upon receipt? And is it permissible for the carpenter to forgive the debtor one or more installments before receiving them and consider it from Zakat, even if he does not fear non-receipt?
Is the 2.5% rate the fixed Zakat rate everywhere? Does it change with the country and currency? Is one sinful if their Zakat is unintentionally short? How is Zakat calculated for a loan due in a later year? Is the method of continuous Zakat calculation correct? To which relatives is Zakat permissible? Is it permissible to give Zakat to a sister who is not poor?
Is Zakat obligatory on the entire amount owed, or only on the part of it that has been repaid, and does this include what has not yet been paid when the Hawl (Zakat year) is due?
Is it permissible to pay the debt of someone unable to repay it from Zakat, without informing him, knowing that I was unaware of the condition requiring his permission?
Does the zakat paid on debts before they are collected count, or must it be paid again upon collection of the debt?
Is zakat obligatory for a fetus in its mother's womb?
Is Zakat obligatory on an agricultural yield whose value does not exceed half of what was spent on it?
Must what was deficient in Zakat from previous years be paid after the deficiency is discovered?
Is it permissible to give zakat to employed family members and relatives whose financial situation is in need of support?
Is zakat obligatory on the amount that was deducted from the price of the shop, which is the original debt I lent to someone?
Is it obligatory to give Zakat on wealth to one person or to several people, and is it permissible to give it to the same person every year?
How can one reconcile the consensus on the absolute prohibition of loans with an incremental condition, with the action of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in borrowing charity camels with an increase over what he took?
How is the zakat calculated for a merchant who possesses cash, merchandise, and post-dated checks that mature at different times, taking into consideration a fatwa that obligates zakat only on cash and merchandise, but not on checks?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a person who was dismissed from his job due to his affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood, and who supports a family?
How is zakat calculated on goods sold on credit if their price has not yet been collected?
Is it obligatory to pay zakat on crops at the time of harvest, or is it permissible to delay its payment until after its value is known? And is the debt owed by the farmer deducted from the zakat on the crops?
What is the meaning of the statement of Imam Mubarak bin Ali Al-Tamimi in the book "Al-Tasheel" regarding the recipients of Zakat, and is it permissible to give Zakat to one's wife to pay off her debt despite her employment if her income is low, and similarly, to one's father to pay off his son's debt, and vice-versa?