Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is Zakat obligatory on both banknotes and trade goods, or on banknotes only?
What is the ruling on paying Zakat on money that reached the Nisab, but was spent on purchasing a car, with the remaining amount supplemented by a loan? Is Zakat obligatory after the debt is repaid, and is it permissible to give Zakat to the daughters of one's sister who live with him?
Is delaying the transfer of money to an Islamic bank and calculating zakat considered a sin, and do I owe zakat for the years from age 17 to 21 if my mother did not pay it?
Is Zakat due on overtime pay that has not yet been received, knowing that a Hawl (Zakat year) has passed over it?
Is it permissible to count university installments paid for a poor brother as being from zakat funds?
When is the money zakat due for disbursement from its designated month, and is it necessary to wait for the monthly salary to be received in order for it to be included in the zakat?
How is zakat calculated on money saved from two salaries (the salary from the home country and the country of study) and house rent, and is it calculated as one sum or separately?
Is zakat now due on the money that has come back to me, or must I wait for a full year to pass on it next Ramadan, and must I pay off my mother's debt from this money despite the possibility of the nisab being incomplete?
How is zakat to be paid on inherited money, knowing that a year has passed and financial changes have occurred, while the nisab remains?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of $965 saved for approximately one year and three months, given the absence of a monthly or weekly income, and what is the amount on which zakat becomes obligatory?
- Is it permissible to give zakat to needy brothers and sisters? - What is the ruling on money earned from bank interest, and is it permissible to give it to the poor? - Is it considered unlawful not to inform one's father about some private money?
How does one pay zakat when he does not know the date or time of zakat's obligation, and should he pay for past years, and is it necessary to know the time of the hawl's completion?
What is the method for calculating Zakat on shares owned by an individual with the intention of annual income, but who is compelled to sell them during times of economic crises to protect capital, then reinvests them to benefit from their decreased market value and increase the number of shares, bearing in mind that a portion of the money might be in cash outside the market at the time of the hawl (one year's possession)?
How is zakat to be paid on money loaned to a brother, and on money that cannot be withdrawn from the bank due to current circumstances?
Are goats and sheep considered one and the same when given as zakat, or is it a condition to give a specific type of them?
Is zakat obligatory on the amount from the sale of cows if it does not reach the nisab except by adding it to another amount on which a year has passed?
Is zakat due on ornamental gold that was sold to cover housing expenses due to difficult circumstances, and what is the amount of zakat due on it?
Is zakat obligatory on income from rented properties, and how is the zakatable amount determined if it is subject to zakat?
Is Zakat to be paid on my two sums of money for a boy and a girl together, or does each sum have its own separate Zakat?
What is the ruling on an agreement to lease agricultural land for 40% of the produce to the landowner and 60% to the farmer, and is this considered muzaraʿah? And upon whom is zakat due and when, and is it calculated after deducting expenses or immediately upon harvest? And does the landowner deserve his full share if the produce does not cover the farmer's capital?
How is Zakat paid on 15,000 placed in an investment portfolio within a project affiliated with the Islamic Bank, which stipulates profit and loss, and cannot be withdrawn before two years, knowing that its hawl (one year) will be completed three months from now?
What is the ruling of Sharia regarding my continued silence and concession of my money to my brother in order to maintain kinship ties and my mother's رضا (contentment), or must I demand it, and am I sinful if this causes problems? And how do I estimate the Zakat for the house, the shop, and the merchandise?
How is the Zakat calculated for a closed marriage apartment and another apartment for which a down payment has been made, if funds are unavailable due to the responsibility of marrying off sisters?
What are the rulings regarding zakat on gold, and does its ruling differ if some of it is intended for personal use and some for saving? What is the ruling on gifted gold that is not worn? What is the detailed nisab (minimum taxable amount), and is gold weighed collectively or each piece separately to calculate the nisab?