Zakat Basics and Nisab
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How is Zakat paid on US dollars that have reached the Nisab and on which a full year has passed, taking into consideration the instability of the dollar's exchange rate and severe fluctuations?
Is zakat obligatory upon a debtor who possesses savings that have reached the nisab, knowing that his debt is greater than his savings, and is he obligated to pay zakat on his outstanding debts if he is able to repay them sooner but delays for the purpose of saving?
Is zakat obligatory on a commercial building prepared for sale that has not been sold for five years, and what is its value if it is obligatory, and is zakat obligatory on its value after it is sold at a profit or loss, or on the profit only, or on the remaining balance after a full year?
Is Zakat obligatory on money saved to repay a debt to the state, when it has reached the nisab and a full hawl has passed over it, but it has not reached half of the required repayment amount?
How is zakat calculated for losing stock market shares that originated from an unfulfilled investment debt, and is it permissible to pay it in installments due to the inability to pay it as a lump sum?
Is zakat obligatory on goods displayed for sale in a commercial store, even if the income is low and there are still outstanding debts? And if it is obligatory, how is it calculated and distributed?
How is zakat paid on specific quantities of hard and soft wheat?
Can Ramadan or Shawwal be considered a date for paying Zakat in the event of not remembering the exact date the money reached the nisab? And must it be paid on a specific day of the month?
Does what the questioner spent on her husband, her children, her sick father, her brother's family, sponsoring an orphan, and various charities count as Zakat, or is she still required to pay Zakat on her wealth?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of 3,500 US dollars saved in a bank, what is its amount, and is the husband's money added to it when calculating it?
What is the recognized Nisab for paying Zakat on gold jewelry and currency: is it the Nisab for silver or the Nisab for gold?
How is zakat to be paid on merchandise purchased with debt, on accumulated merchandise, and on debts owed by customers—some of which are long overdue and difficult to collect—given that the merchant is on the verge of bankruptcy and relies on another source of income to pay off his debts?
Is Zakat obligatory on money that reached the Nisab for the first time after ten years, and am I sinful for unintentionally not paying Zakat during the past three years, and how do I calculate the Zakat for previous years?
Is a senior woman who receives a monthly pension after the death of her husband required to pay zakat on this pension, and how is it calculated? Is she obligated to pay zakat for past months for which she did not pay it, and if so, how can she secure the money for that without hardship? Will she be sinful if she fails to pay zakat in the future?
Is Zakat obligatory on one who has been working for eight years and living with his family, and what is the ruling concerning the past years if Zakat was obligatory?
Is zakat obligatory on all saved money, whether it be from the father's money or one's personal money, or only on one's personal money, and what about the past years for which zakat was not paid?
Is there no reward for charitable giving of vegetables, and has anything concerning this been reported from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
How is the overdue Zakat, due from the Zakat payer for 20 years, calculated? Is the calculation based on the amount that first reached the nisab and remained in his possession, or on the value of the money each year? And what should he do if he is uncertain about the amount in one of those years?
Is zakat obligatory upon a man who sold sheep that reached the nisab, on credit for one year?
If saved money is converted into money designated for trade, does it continue its current hawl (zakat year) or does a new hawl begin, and what about the two months from 6 to 8?
Is zakat obligatory on an investment sukuk amount that has reached the nisab and on which zakat has become due, and which is invested in Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank under a three-year sukuk system with a monthly return, knowing that a car was purchased with this sukuk as collateral and its installments continue for five years, where the monthly return from the sukuk is used and an amount from the salary is added to complete the installment, and that the bank renews the sukuk to guarantee its right until the installments end, and thus the original amount cannot be utilized until the full installments are paid?
Is part of a car bought by a sister with her mother's money and her salary from her work considered haram if the mother did not pay zakat on the money with which she bought the car? And is it obligatory to sell the car to pay zakat from it if zakat is due on the money itself, and does the zakat multiply as the price of the car multiplies?
How can the Zakat threshold for past years be estimated, and is it obligatory to pay Zakat again if it becomes clear that the threshold was reached in a different month than the usual time?
What is the amount of zakat due on 126,500 Saudi Riyals that was collected over three years and two months with the intention of purchasing land, and on which zakat was not paid during that period?