Missed and Delayed Zakat
112 questions
Is it incumbent upon the children to pay Zakat on money that their father saved to buy a house, but was unable to do so, knowing that the father passed away and did not pay Zakat for two years?
Is Zakat obligatory on money saved in a savings account throughout past years, and what is the ruling on not having paid it for that period?
How does a Zakat payer extract the Zakat from his wealth that reached the minimum threshold (nisab) in previous years, but for which he did not pay Zakat, and he cannot determine whether or not a full year (hawl) has passed on the amount?
What is the ruling on inherited money from which zakat has not been paid for 20 years, knowing that the deceased father used to sell counterfeit goods at the original price? And how is zakat to be paid for those years? Is zakat obligatory on the share of underage sisters? And is it permissible to give zakat to indebted relatives or to those who are accustomed to taking charity and do not seek to work?
Is zakat obligatory on a house that was put up for sale two years ago with the aim of moving to another house, but has not yet been sold?
How is the zakat calculated for money that a mother saved as a dowry for her disabled son, on which zakat has not been paid for years, knowing that part of it was loaned out? And is zakat obligatory on money owed?
What is the ruling on the zakat of the remaining amount, if the original amount was not subjected to zakat for three years?
Is it permissible to retain Zakat money to make it a large and useful sum, while not currently benefiting from the retained amount?
When were the Prophetic hadiths collected, and is it true that they were written down 200 years after the death of the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him?
What should I do concerning the zakat on money that I possessed for 10 years and have now spent, knowing that I am currently unemployed, and should I pay it from my salary if I return to work?
What is the ruling on paying Zakat for the past year, given uncertainty about whether it was paid, and a significant portion of the money was spent on operations? Is it permissible to pay Zakat in Rajab? And is Zakat to be paid on the value of the money before or after it was spent?
Is it obligatory to pay zakat on half a million Egyptian pounds found after the death of the mother, knowing that she only used to pay 10,0 pounds of her zakat, and how is zakat calculated for 37 years, considering that the money accumulated gradually?
Does the current failure to pay zakat—due to needing time to understand it and to avoid a mother's anger given financial circumstances—affect the validity of fasting, knowing that there is an intention to pay it later?
Is it permissible to give zakat on behalf of a deceased father who did not pay zakat on his wealth, and should it be given from his wealth or from the son's private wealth, and is it permissible to give it to an unemployed brother?
How is the zakat calculated for past years, taking into account that the money exceeded the nisab despite withdrawals made during the year, and is it permissible to pay the due amount in installments, given that it is a debt?
How is wealth, for which zakat has not been paid for over twenty years, to be purified, given the inability to determine the specific amounts of money on which zakat was due annually, and do you have an opinion on dividing the remaining balance among the siblings?
Does zakat become void for money on which its zakat was not paid for ten years, and then its owner repented, especially if the money diminished and he started paying zakat on the small remaining amount?
Must the heirs pay zakat on behalf of their deceased father, who did not pay zakat for two years before his death, knowing that he used to send money to his needy brothers in Palestine? And will paying it benefit him after his death?
How is zakat paid when it is delayed for three months? And is the hawl (one year period) for the coming year calculated from the date of reaching the nisab (minimum amount subject to zakat) or from the date of paying the zakat?
What is the ruling on zakat for money that has not been paid for several years, and how can one expiate for usurious bank interest from which household expenses were paid, and what is the way to dispose of usurious investment certificates when the heir lacks experience, and what are the accepted forms of ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah), and is a father considered a martyr if he dies from an abdominal disease?
Is it permissible to fast two consecutive months as expiation while there are previously missed days that have not been observed, and is it valid to make up these days after completing the expiatory fast?
How can one pay Zakat for past years in which it was not paid, and is it permissible to deduct the Zakat of one year from the amount designated for the following year?
For how many years is the Zakat due on money left by the deceased who did not pay Zakat on it during his lifetime, and how is this Zakat calculated from the remaining amount?
Is the rak'ah counted for someone who caught the opening takbeer but delayed their bowing until the imam had already risen from bowing?