Do the fixed daily expenses that a young married man spends on his home and his parents' home, in addition to paying other bills, count as Zakat for him, knowing that he does not pay Zakat because his wealth has not reached the Hawl (one lunar year)?
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What is spent on one's own household and the parents' household is not considered , but rather falls under obligatory or recommended expenditures. Zakat becomes obligatory when wealth reaches the (85 grams of gold) and a full lunar year has passed on it. One-quarter of one-tenth (2.5%) is then disbursed to the eight categories of zakat recipients.
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