Zakat Basics and Nisab
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What is the ruling on zakat for land that was granted and then sold after four years, given the ignorance of the obligation of zakat upon it during that period?
Should the zakat on damaged crops be paid in money or in substitute crops, given that its beneficiaries have requested money?
Is zakat due on the funds of the Family Takaful (Solidarity) Fund, which operates on the basis of Murabaha, and how is it calculated?
Is zakat obligatory on money that a person lent to his brother to help him get married, bearing in mind that the lender has inwardly forgiven the debt, and that the debtor intends to repay it but is in difficult financial circumstances, and is the zakat due on it every year, and is there a reward for the lender for doing so?
What is the ruling on zakat for a debt that has not been demanded due to shyness, and the debtor's condition is unknown?
Is Zakat obligatory on one who owns land for building and a taxi that generates 1000 EGP per month, while he pays 800 EGP in installments to banks?
How is the zakat calculated for rented excavation machinery, the rent for which is not paid regularly in terms of quantity and quality, bearing in mind that it was sold and a new one purchased, and what are the resulting expenses for maintenance and spare parts?
What is the zakat due on 200 head of sheep, and is it permissible to pay the monetary value of zakat, or distribute its value to more than one beneficiary, and what is the age considered for sheep in zakat?
What is the method for calculating zakat on subscribed shares and on traded shares that have not had zakat paid on them for years, and is zakat paid by the company or not, especially if there is a bank loan?
What is the ruling on zakat for money donated for building a house if a year has passed and construction has not yet begun, especially given the donor's emphasis that it be allocated solely for construction?
Does Zakat become obligatory upon the employee who receives his wages from the product, if the owner of the product refrains from paying Zakat, even though the ownership does not belong to the employee?
Is Zakat obligatory for my mother, and what is its amount, if she sells land she inherited from her father to her brother?
Is it permissible for a brother to give Zakat to his orphaned sisters who have no income and live in their father's house under the care of their stepmother who refuses to spend on them? And is Zakat obligatory on gold used for adornment with no intention of selling it, given the absence of income to cover this Zakat?
Is zakat obligatory on money that has reached its nisab and was accumulated in anticipation of the government seizing it, knowing that the accumulator may face financial hardship, take from it, and then return it?
Is zakat obligatory on an amount withdrawn from money one month before the end of the Hawl (Zakat year), with the intention of paying zakat when the Hawl is completed?
How is the zakat calculated for cattle owned by a group of partners if they share the same herdsman, fodder, and pen?
Is Zakat due on financial inheritance from one's father for one year only, or in installments over 8 years, or entirely in one payment, knowing that the amount is available and needed for living expenses?
Must I pay zakat on the money I deposited with my brother, knowing that I withdrew a portion of it after the zakat due date and before paying it? And if zakat is due, should I include the amount I withdrew in the zakat calculation?
What is meant by the impediment not being included in the address of the تكليف (religious obligation), and that the Lawgiver has no intent in its attainment or non-attainment, and that the Lawgiver's purpose for its existence is to demonstrate the cessation of the ruling of the cause or the invalidity of the effect? And what is the relation of this to the obligation of zakat upon the debtor, and not preventing the owner of the nisab from incurring debt?
Is Zakat obligatory on money saved for equipping daughters if it reaches the nisab and a full year has passed, and is it permissible for the daughter to pay it on behalf of her father?
How can a person liable for zakat (muzakki) make up for past zakat on wealth that they did not accurately calculate, given that they do not remember the amounts saved or how to calculate the zakat due on them?
What is the ruling on the shares of the telecommunications company that I bought years ago, and how should I deal with them as zakat if they are permissible, or dispose of them if they are unlawful?
Does the zakat on joint property, paid on behalf of orphans, which is not obligatory for them, count as zakat for the coming year?
How is the overdue Zakat from 1996 to be estimated, and is spending on a brother who is a student of knowledge counted from Zakat, and is it permissible to pay the overdue Zakat in installments, knowing that there are current debts?