Missed and Delayed Zakat
112 questions
Does the obligation to pay zakat for past years lapse on money saved for children's education that has not been zakated, and is it permissible to start paying zakat from now on?
How can zakat al-mal (money) that is six years overdue be paid?
How should I act regarding the Zakat on money saved from previous years, knowing that I lent part of the money to someone in hardship, and that I have an amount allocated for feeding the poor as expiation? Is it permissible to sell a ring and a bracelet for the purpose of paying Zakat, or must the Zakat be paid from the saved money itself?
What is the ruling on the delayed zakat of money and gold when the date of the completion of the nisab is unknown, and how is the price of one gram of gold calculated for past years? Is zakat obligatory on the mother who manages the father’s money, the amount of which he does not know, and is the father’s knowledge a condition for giving out zakat? What is the ruling on the mother giving out a sum of money with the intention of zakat without the father’s knowledge or calculation, and is that sufficient? Is it permissible to distribute money to the children without the father’s knowledge, and is it permissible for one of the children to waive their share to their siblings?
How can Zakat be calculated and disbursed for money that has been saved since 2010, knowing that it increases and decreases? Is it sufficient to pay Zakat on the current balance to cover the Zakat for past years? Is it permissible to disburse Zakat in a country other than the country of residence?
What is the ruling on doubting the payment of zakat on money after a long time has passed, and is it obligatory to pay it again?
Is it permissible to offer the fidyah of feeding a poor person on behalf of a deceased mother before paying the accumulated Zakat on money?
What should I do concerning the past years during which a full year (hawl) has passed on my salaries, knowing that I did not pay zakat on my monthly salary due to my ignorance of the ruling, and is it permissible to pay more than a quarter of a tenth (2.5%) in zakat?
Is zakat obligatory on money and gold that the mother disposed of to manage the affairs of the children after the father's death, even though zakat had not been paid on them for five years? And is it permissible for the children to pay zakat on behalf of their mother while she is still alive?
What is the amount of zakat due on a savings account of EGP 120,000, for which zakat has not been paid for 30 years, knowing that the account was opened in the questioner's name by his mother, who passed away shortly after its establishment?
Is it obligatory for one who neglected to pay zakat for years and then had her money stolen, to make up for the zakat of the past years, or does the theft serve as expiation for not paying it?
Is it permissible to delay Zakat on trade when liquidity is unavailable, and is only its value to be paid, or is a percentage for delay added to it? Is it permissible to pay Zakat in installments upon the completion of the Hawl (Zakat year), and what is the ruling on not completing the payment of installments until a later Hawl?
Is Zakat obligatory on the estate of the deceased if he did not pay it during his lifetime, and how is the estate to be divided among the mother, the wife, the son, the daughter, the full sister, and the three sons of the full brother?
How is the Zakat calculated for a company that manufactures aluminum doors and windows, and does its connection to the annual budget affect the due date for its disbursement if the preparation of the budget is delayed?
Is it permissible to collect zakat funds and keep them for several years in order to build an endowment for housing the poor and needy?
Is it permissible to delay giving the Zakat on money—which reached the nisab after one year from receiving its first installment—until the last ten days of Ramadan, in order to increase the reward and to set a fixed annual date for Zakat?
How can one atone for not paying the obligatory zakat on wealth?
How can a person liable for zakat (muzakki) make up for past zakat on wealth that they did not accurately calculate, given that they do not remember the amounts saved or how to calculate the zakat due on them?
How is the overdue Zakat from 1996 to be estimated, and is spending on a brother who is a student of knowledge counted from Zakat, and is it permissible to pay the overdue Zakat in installments, knowing that there are current debts?
What is the amount due for Zakat for multiple years: Is the nisab calculated for each year separately, or is the annual income combined and multiplied by the Zakat percentage?
Is one sinful for delaying the giving of their wealth's Zakat when it becomes due, and is it permissible to delay giving Zakat until after performing the Hajj obligation?
What is the ruling on someone who has not paid the zakat on his money deposited in an Islamic bank for twenty years, under the pretext that he heard that money saved for educating children is not subject to zakat, and he now wishes to pay it but not in one lump sum due to his need for the money to educate and marry off his children? Should he pay the zakat on this money this year and the remainder in installments?
Is the husband's wealth, on which he does not pay zakat, considered unlawful, and is it permissible for the wife to partake of it, and how can his wealth be purified from the zakat he missed?
How can the zakat be paid on money accumulated from bank investment certificates that has not had zakat paid on it for twenty years?