Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is zakat obligatory on inherited, fixed shares that are not intended for sale, whose small profits are spent on household expenses without saving, and how is its zakat calculated if it is obligatory, and who pays it if the heirs do not have the money, and is it necessary to sell the shares to avoid the accumulation of zakat if their value is greater than the profits?
Is zakat obligatory on gold saved for purchasing basic household necessities, and is it true that zakat is not obligatory on it by analogy with a dwelling?
Is zakat obligatory on money in an investment portfolio locked for 15 years, knowing that breaking the portfolio before the end of the term leads to a loss of capital, profits, or both?
Is zakat obligatory on worn gold that exceeds the nisab, and is zakat calculated on all the gold or only on what exceeds the nisab?
What is the ruling on zakat for savings that have reached 17,000 US dollars after saving 900 dollars per month from a salary of 1800 dollars, knowing that the saving began with 5,000 US dollars on 13/10/2008, according to the Maliki school of thought?
Is zakat due on the value of sold gold jewelry that was a dowry and has not been replaced more than a year after its sale?
What is the Zakat due on an amount of 17,000 Saudi Riyals that has been held for a full year (hawl), knowing that its origin was 15,000 Saudi Riyals and the increase occurred after the passing of the hawl, and the money is saved in the bank and not for trade?
Is zakat due on money that reached the nisab and remained for eleven months, then its owner bought a house with it at the beginning of the twelfth month, with the payment being delayed for three more months due to administrative procedures, based on the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "The two parties to a transaction have the option as long as they have not separated"?
Is zakat obligatory on a plot of land that was purchased with the intention of trading if its value has not yet been assessed after one year from its purchase, whether it was profitable or at a loss, and how is its zakat calculated?
What is the ruling on dealing with investment certificates from Faysal Islamic Bank, and how is Zakat to be paid on them?
Is it permissible to sell a share of an inheritance in an apartment, provided that it is vacated after the mother's death, and is Zakat on the money due on the apartment's price before it is received?
Should the zakat on the wealth of one who owns residential buildings for rent be on the collected rent, or on the capital and profit? And is zakat obligatory on vacant land not prepared for sale, or on a private residential home?
Is Zakat obligatory on two dump trucks leased to a company, knowing that their value is one hundred and forty thousand Riyals, and they generate a monthly income of six thousand Riyals?
1- What is the ruling on saying "There is no god but Allah" when bidding farewell to someone or ending a phone call, and the other person responds by saying "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"? 2- Is zakat obligatory on social security funds deducted from one's salary, which are disbursed as a monthly salary after the end of service, if they reach the [nisab] threshold?
Is zakat obligatory on dormant shares acquired through subscription?
What is the ruling on the transportation expenses of those accompanying the funeral procession to another city? Is it permissible to give charity from the deceased's money before dividing the inheritance? Is Zakat obligatory on 10,0 Egyptian pounds that have remained for four or five years? And what is the ruling on Zakat if the deceased entrusted someone else to pay it on her behalf, and this caused confusion regarding the duration of Zakat?
How is Zakat to be paid on a monthly salary, of which little remains after settling debts and expenses? And is the Zakat to be paid monthly? And how is Zakat to be paid on a frozen sum of thirty thousand, and is it to be paid monthly, and what is the percentage?
Is zakat obligatory on the gold of a deceased woman that has been kept for seven years, given the ignorance of the obligation of zakat in previous years?
What is the nisab for Zakat on paper currency, how much is the Zakat on an amount of 35,000 Saudi Riyals, and is it permissible to postpone Zakat for one month?
Is zakat obligatory on an amount borrowed from a company for the purpose of buying a car, and a hawl (full lunar year) has passed without the purchase being made yet, knowing that the amount is being repaid in monthly installments over 5 years?
Is zakat obligatory on diyah money deposited in an Islamic Mudarabah company if a hawl (year) has passed on it?
Is the method of calculating Zakat correct by collecting the delayed wages, then paying the annual Zakat in July after deducting usurious funds? And what should be done if this method is incorrect?
Does zakat become due on money that was used to purchase a rented apartment after its zakat was paid and a year has passed over it?
Is zakat obligatory on cats that are not sold but are used solely for the trade of their offspring, if they reach the nisab and a full year has passed over them, and are they considered trade goods?