Debt and Zakat

340 questions

Is it permissible to give Zakat on wealth to a friend who is struggling to pay his car installments, knowing that his financial situation is below average, neither poor nor rich?
Is it permissible to count the amount paid to the husband—for the brother's debt—as part of Zakat al-Mal (obligatory charity on wealth)?
How is the zakat paid on the money in my possession and the loans I have extended to relatives: Is zakat paid on the total amount, or is zakat paid on what is in my possession, and zakat is paid on the loans after they are recovered?
What is the ruling on paying off a deceased person's debt using the Zakat of the person to whom the debt is owed?
Is it permissible to reclaim a portion of the Zakat funds that were entrusted to one's father for distribution, with the intention of using it to pay off a debt and purchase a new home, and to consider the reclaimed amount as a debt owed by the Zakat payer until circumstances facilitate its re-issuance?
Is it permissible to use Zakat funds to pay the divorcees' dower (mahr) if the debtor is insolvent and supports a large family?
Is it permissible to allocate a portion of the obligatory Zakat on wealth to fund services for spreading religion and knowledge and printing related materials in Europe?
Is Zakat obligatory on free, fluctuating capital from which one spends on oneself, family, and work, and which is used for deferred payment services, knowing that it periodically decreases and increases, and if obligatory, how is it calculated?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a person who is in debt to a building contractor, facing legal accountability or imprisonment, given that he is employed but his salary is insufficient to pay off this debt?
How is the zakat calculated on money given to a relative for investment, on the condition that the giver receives a share of the profit?
Is it permissible to give the meat of an animal vowed as an offering to one's needy nephew to help him with his wedding, with the intention of charity?
How much is the Zakat on a bank deposit of EGP 340,000, taking into account a murabaha withdrawal of EGP 150,000 with a monthly payment of EGP 1270?
Is it permissible to deduct the cost of labor and services provided to the poor free of charge from obligatory Zakat funds?
Is Zakat due on delayed funds received from the mother's inheritance, and for how many years should it be calculated? And do the sisters from the father inherit from the rights of the stepmother who passed away before him?
Is it permissible to build a family home for a needy person from Zakat funds or from usurious gains?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a relative who supports four children, whose income is insufficient for his needs, and who has usurious bank installments and other debts (usurious and non-usurious)?
Is it permissible for the indigent debtor, who owns nothing but a car whose value equals the debt, to sell it to settle the debt, or is he entitled to seek assistance from the Zakat institution?
Is Zakat due on an amount of 4,0 Dinars that was paid to purchase a car in 1995, but the car has not yet been delivered, knowing that the amount was not allowed to be withdrawn until 2001?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal to one's daughter's husband to pay off a debt he owes, given that he has recently graduated and is currently unable to pay off his debt?
Is it permissible to give zakat al-mal to parents whose income is low and who are about to buy a house for which they will incur debt?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal to a widowed mother for the purpose of renovating her damaged rented house, knowing that she has a monthly income and many debts, and her son only contributes to her living expenses?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on giving advice and admonition to the deceased?
Does a 29-year-old, single man who works with his car to cover his expenses and has minor debts deserve zakat, given that he sometimes finds his daily sustenance and sometimes does not?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a brother who owns a car purchased in installments for his self-employment, the income from which is insufficient to cover the remaining cost?

Debt and Zakat

Is it permissible to give Zakat on wealth to a friend who is struggling to pay his car installments, knowing that his financial situation is below average, neither poor nor rich?

Is it permissible to count the amount paid to the husband—for the brother's debt—as part of Zakat al-Mal (obligatory charity on wealth)?

How is the zakat paid on the money in my possession and the loans I have extended to relatives: Is zakat paid on the total amount, or is zakat paid on what is in my possession, and zakat is paid on the loans after they are recovered?

What is the ruling on paying off a deceased person's debt using the Zakat of the person to whom the debt is owed?

Is it permissible to use Zakat funds to pay the divorcees' dower (mahr) if the debtor is insolvent and supports a large family?

Is it permissible to allocate a portion of the obligatory Zakat on wealth to fund services for spreading religion and knowledge and printing related materials in Europe?

Is Zakat obligatory on free, fluctuating capital from which one spends on oneself, family, and work, and which is used for deferred payment services, knowing that it periodically decreases and increases, and if obligatory, how is it calculated?

Is it permissible to give zakat to a person who is in debt to a building contractor, facing legal accountability or imprisonment, given that he is employed but his salary is insufficient to pay off this debt?

How is the zakat calculated on money given to a relative for investment, on the condition that the giver receives a share of the profit?

Is it permissible to give the meat of an animal vowed as an offering to one's needy nephew to help him with his wedding, with the intention of charity?

How much is the Zakat on a bank deposit of EGP 340,000, taking into account a murabaha withdrawal of EGP 150,000 with a monthly payment of EGP 1270?

Is it permissible to deduct the cost of labor and services provided to the poor free of charge from obligatory Zakat funds?

Is Zakat due on delayed funds received from the mother's inheritance, and for how many years should it be calculated? And do the sisters from the father inherit from the rights of the stepmother who passed away before him?

Is it permissible to build a family home for a needy person from Zakat funds or from usurious gains?

Is it permissible to give zakat to a relative who supports four children, whose income is insufficient for his needs, and who has usurious bank installments and other debts (usurious and non-usurious)?

Is it permissible for the indigent debtor, who owns nothing but a car whose value equals the debt, to sell it to settle the debt, or is he entitled to seek assistance from the Zakat institution?

Is Zakat due on an amount of 4,0 Dinars that was paid to purchase a car in 1995, but the car has not yet been delivered, knowing that the amount was not allowed to be withdrawn until 2001?

Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal to one's daughter's husband to pay off a debt he owes, given that he has recently graduated and is currently unable to pay off his debt?

Is it permissible to give zakat al-mal to parents whose income is low and who are about to buy a house for which they will incur debt?

Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal to a widowed mother for the purpose of renovating her damaged rented house, knowing that she has a monthly income and many debts, and her son only contributes to her living expenses?

What is the ruling of Islamic law on giving advice and admonition to the deceased?

Does a 29-year-old, single man who works with his car to cover his expenses and has minor debts deserve zakat, given that he sometimes finds his daily sustenance and sometimes does not?

Is it permissible to give zakat to a brother who owns a car purchased in installments for his self-employment, the income from which is insufficient to cover the remaining cost?