Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is Zakat obligatory only on the cash amount in the bank, or must the value of the remaining merchandise be enumerated and added to it to calculate Zakat?
How is Zakat on money calculated if a loan was deducted from the Hijri salary, and it is repaid from the salary of the brother who receives it in Gregorian?
Is zakat obligatory on money saved for the purpose of purchasing an apartment under construction, of which a down payment has been made as a reservation?
Is zakat obligatory on savings deducted monthly from salary, if a full year passes without withdrawal?
Is zakat obligatory on agricultural produce if the cultivation costs were exorbitant and the produce did not yield profits or was at a loss after accounting for land rent, and how is zakat on crops calculated in each case?
Is Zakat obligatory on money invested online in foreign currencies, whose profit fluctuates daily like stocks, and what is the applicable Zakat rate if it is due?
Is zakat due on money in a current bank account paid through the bank, or must the zakat be given out manually, knowing that the amount has remained constant and nothing has been deducted from it?
Is Zakat obligatory on the deferred dowry, the 'iddah (post-divorce waiting period) maintenance, compensation, and gold paid in installments from the husband's salary, after a full year has passed and it has reached the nisab (threshold)?
Does zakat apply to a rented apartment, knowing that the tenant refuses to vacate unless paid 40% of its market value by the owner?
Is zakat obligatory on a house under construction for three years, built for investment purposes, with borrowed money?
Is Zakat a cost on wealth, or is it expenditure and allocation?
Is Zakat obligatory for someone who dedicates 25% of their income to charity, and is this act praiseworthy or blameworthy?
Is zakat obligatory on a monthly income consisting of disability, child, and wife benefits, after it reaches the nisab and a hawl has passed? Is it permissible to give it to the wife's poor father and to the wife's sister? And what is better when sending it from France to Algeria: euros or dinars?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat from the funds of an orphanage company that have not yet been distributed, before their distribution?
Is the questioner liable for anything due to his delay in paying the obligatory Zakat from mid-2007 and the end of 2008? And is he liable for anything concerning previous years in which Zakat was not accurately calculated? And if he wishes to pay Zakat, what are the best channels for its payment: charities or orphaned children? And should he pay the full amount to one specific entity or to several entities?
Is it permissible for me to give Zakat on wealth, and if so, from where should I give it, knowing that I own money in my home country and I have been an expatriate and unemployed for four months now?
How is the Zakat calculated for olive oil produced from a farm that began production this year, and are the costs of cultivation, production, harvesting, and pressing deducted from the Zakat-eligible amount?
What is the ruling on zakat for money accumulated over ten years under the mentioned circumstances, and is zakat obligatory on borrowed money that has not been repaid?
Is zakat obligatory on the remaining amount (10,000 - 15,000 dirhams) that has been held for a full year (hawl), and what is the amount of zakat due, knowing that the amount recently increased to 50,000 dirhams?
What is the Zakat threshold (nisab) for various types of grains and dates in kilograms, and for oils in liters?
How is the zakat calculated for an amount in UAE dirhams that has been held since 2010 and recently converted to Egyptian pounds: Is it based on its value at the time the amount was acquired, or its value at the time it was converted to Egyptian pounds?
Is Zakat due on profits generated by a company financed by an interest-bearing loan, or is it not due until the loan is fully repaid?
Is the amount that falls below the nisab due to temporary lending, then is returned on the same day or the following day, considered to have had its hawl (zakat year) interrupted, and thus a new hawl begins?
What is the ruling on the zakat of money deducted from salaries, to which money from the company is added as a savings fund, in cases where the amount after the increase is unknown, or it cannot be withdrawn except at the end of service, or it can be withdrawn whenever you wish?