Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is zakat obligatory on installments paid for a government housing project that have reached the nisab, knowing that the house has not yet been designated?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money my father deposited into my account for my studies in Germany, given that a large portion of it is a debt owed by my father and a hawl (year) has passed on it? And if zakat is obligatory, then upon whom is it obligatory: me or my father? And is it sufficient if one of us pays it on behalf of the other?
How can the zakat on shares from 2005 be calculated for a merchant who has not paid the zakat on his shares since that year until 2010, knowing that he does not possess accounting records for 2005 and is currently experiencing a shortage of funds?
Is zakat obligatory on worn gold that is seldom worn, and only on special occasions, weighing 110 grams of 18-karat gold, with part of it designated for the daughter, knowing that parts of it were purchased on different dates?
Is Zakat obligatory on money deposited in a usurious bank that has a newly established Islamic division, and is it permissible to deal with its Murabaha section for cars, knowing that the bank's capital is mixed, and how is Zakat calculated for this money?
Is zakat obligatory on a communal land (Ard Masha') whose location is unknown, and the owner's intention for it (whether for building or trade) has not been determined, given that it has reached the nisab? And can the payment of zakat be delayed for someone who does not possess its value?
How is the zakat calculated for a gas cylinder exchange shop that owns fixed assets (empty cylinders, cars, and equipment), given that the profit does not accrue for a full year (hawl)?
Is Zakat obligatory on an amount of $50,0, given a debt of $150,0, no income, and old age?
Is zakat obligatory on money collected in an "association" for three years that has not been زكّ عنه (had zakat paid on it), and should zakat for past years be paid when the money is received or from other funds?
What is the ruling on receiving salary from a Riba-based bank when it is the sole source of income, and what is the ruling on the deceased wife's salary remaining in this bank while only the Zakat is paid from it?
How is zakat paid on the amount of a car that has been sold and whose rent is paid monthly?
Is Zakat obligatory on real estate that was purchased with the intention of dwelling, then its intention changed to trading, knowing that some of it has been sold and the proceeds from the remainder were used to purchase another property with the intention of trading?
Is Zakat obligatory on money saved in an Islamic bank if the returns are spent on basic living necessities and the current salary is not enough to cover these necessities?
Is it permissible to delay giving the Zakat on money—which reached the nisab after one year from receiving its first installment—until the last ten days of Ramadan, in order to increase the reward and to set a fixed annual date for Zakat?
How is zakat paid on twenty head of sheep kept for personal use and twenty head of sheep prepared for trade after a year has passed on them?
Is it permissible to pay the Zakat on gold on behalf of someone without their knowledge, and would that suffice for them, and how is the Zakat on gold accumulated over many years calculated?
How is zakat nisab estimated if gold is no longer in circulation, or, in other words, how is zakat nisab calculated without reference to gold or silver?
Is zakat obligatory on the wife's dowry money deposited in the bank for two years, and mixed with other money?
Is zakat obligatory on saved money, or on what a year has passed on, after deducting expenses from it?
How is Zakat to be paid on salary and fluctuating bank balances, taking into consideration how to calculate the hawl (one lunar year) for the deposited amount, and the Zakat on amounts that were not paid in previous years due to ignorance?
Is Zakat due on income from property and restaurant rentals, in addition to money held in current and investment accounts that has been designated for three Ramadans, knowing that the money is income from a job and rentals?
Is Zakat on money paid on the total amount deposited in the bank or on its returns, if the money was deposited in the bank after selling a house, with the aim of helping with living expenses and not because it was surplus to need?
Is zakat due on the amount paid to settle the loan for building the shop?
What is the ruling on the zakat of land on which an amount is still outstanding, and is zakat obligatory on the amount paid if ownership has not been transferred due to the seller's unreadiness?