Zakat Basics and Nisab
1,864 questions
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of 2000, or on shares valued at 5040 dinars, or on a sum of 10000, while having outstanding debts?
What is the ruling on zakat for money collected monthly with the intention of purchasing land or a family resting place, and how is it to be disbursed if it becomes obligatory, and is it permissible to spend it on building mosques, Quran memorization circles, and sponsoring orphans?
What is the method for paying Zakat on funds collected by charities designated for purchasing housing, what is its monetary amount, and is it permissible to disburse it in the inquirer's country?
Is Zakat obligatory on a fluctuating sum of money in a bank account, ranging between 35,000 and zero?
Am I obligated to pay Zakat, and how much is it, and how do I calculate it, given that I have not paid Zakat for two years because I believed it was not obligatory for someone who is saving money for marriage?
Is it taken into consideration when paying Zakat that the wealth reached the Nisab on Ashura of last year, despite doubts about it? And are borrowed funds included in the Zakat Nisab? And is Zakat paid on the determined Nisab or on the entire amount currently owned, including borrowed funds? And is it necessary to verify that the Nisab has been reached before paying Zakat on Ashura?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on wealth from bank interest on an amount that has reached the nisab, when the questioner has no other income, and is it permissible to give this Zakat to a brother with a weak income?
Is zakat obligatory on gold designated for adornment, weighing 150 grams, and if so, is it due after a year has passed from the date of knowing the ruling on zakat, or from the date of its purchase?
Is it permissible to give Zakat to charitable organizations or individuals who collect donations online without verifying their credibility?
How is the zakat on dates calculated, and are expenses deducted from the value of the yield before giving the zakat?
What is the obligatory zakat on agricultural land left for the father to cultivate and benefit from its produce, and is the zakat due from the owner or the beneficiary of the produce?
How is partnership money between two sisters purified if dividing the money reduces the minimum amount (nisab) required for zakat?
How is zakat on savings paid: is it at the time zakat is due, or after a full year has passed on each saving?
Is it permissible for someone who paid the zakat on his wealth according to his birthdate, then discovered his error, to change the date to the Hijri calendar while calculating the difference in days, and is there any sin incurred for the error in the first year?
Is zakat obligatory on money saved in the bank to buy a plot of land and build a house for marriage, and is it permissible to give zakat to pay accumulated electricity bills and give the remainder to a cousin who lives with him in the same house?
What is the price of gold considered for calculating the Zakat Nisab: is it the wholesale price, the retail price, or the global price? And to what extent is it valid to use the mentioned website for calculating the gold Nisab?
Is it obligatory to pay Zakat from one's salary as soon as the nisab is reached, and is it permissible to pay it into the mosque's designated funds for the marriage of orphans and the poor?
When is Zakat due this year, knowing that it was paid on the 21st and 23rd of Dhul-Hijjah respectively in the past two years? Does the Zakatable amount include the value of a car purchased on the 21st of Dhul-Hijjah this year, and are outstanding debts deductible from this amount?
Is zakat obligatory on a fixed sum of 10,000 US dollars, which has been held for over three years, allocated for employee savings in the company, and can only be withdrawn at the end of service?
If the money falls below the minimum threshold (nisab) and then increases again, reaching the minimum threshold once more, is zakat obligatory upon it when it reaches the minimum threshold again, knowing that the initial minimum threshold is still outstanding?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of money deposited in a bank, knowing that it reaches the Nisab and a Hawl (full lunar year) has passed over it, despite continuous withdrawals and deposits from it?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on free-grazing camels after a year has passed and they have reached the minimum taxable amount?
Does the ownership of money saved for children transfer to them merely by placing it in an envelope designated for them? Is it permissible to dispose of it for purposes other than their affairs? Should it be zakat-ed with the father's money or separately, knowing that their ages are under four?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money saved monthly to help with marriage expenses, and how is it calculated if the amount is continuously increasing, and is it permissible to give it to a family member?