Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is Zakat obligatory on inherited money designated for building a house, even if a whole year has passed while it was in one's possession?
Does zakat apply to a sum of money given to a son to help him purchase a house, which was considered a debt to be deducted from his share of the inheritance after death?
At what amount does zakat become obligatory, and how much is it, with clarification, for an agricultural feddan whose total expenses were 20,000 pounds, its total revenue was 30,000, and its net profit after expenses was 10,000?
Is zakat obligatory on the remainder of the amount paid as a down payment in a house construction contract that will not be completed until after two years, and is this amount considered my property?
How is the zakat calculated for wages received from agricultural land distributed among heirs, given that the money is distributed without deducting zakat from it, and it is assumed that each heir will pay zakat from their share?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of 9200 dirhams deposited in investment sukuk whose returns have not yet been distributed? And how much is the Zakat if it is obligatory?
Is it obligatory to pay Zakat if the wealth reaches the first nisab and then increases when the hawl (Zakat year) is completed?
Is it permissible to pay off an individual's debt from zakat money, and is it permissible to give zakat in a country other than the country of work (such as Egypt instead of a Gulf country where the zakat payer works)?
Is zakat obligatory on gold saved to buy more gold for marriage, knowing that it has not yet been sold and approximately a year has passed since its acquisition?
Is it permissible to count charities given with the intention of zakat as zakat?
Is zakat obligatory on the price of a shop that has been sold, and was zakat obligatory on the shop itself before it was sold?
Is it incumbent upon the children to pay Zakat on money that their father saved to buy a house, but was unable to do so, knowing that the father passed away and did not pay Zakat for two years?
What is the ruling on calculating the zakat on money saved in the bank as 2.5% of the amount present at the completion of a full year (hawl), knowing that the money increases and decreases throughout the year but never falls below the nisab? Is it permissible to give it to a humanitarian organization in France that undertakes to spend it on the poor around the world? Is the method of compensating for delaying the payment of zakat for several years valid, and what is the ruling on delaying the payment of zakat beyond its due time?
Is zakat obligatory on money shared between me and my siblings, which I currently possess?
Is zakat obligatory on compensation money that was endowed for two orphan girls, and if it is obligatory, is it permissible to spend from it on the two poor orphan girls?
What is the obligatory Zakat on a piece of agricultural land that was acquired in lieu of a debt, then left without investment or care for several years, and then sold after its price increased?
Is it permissible for the zakat recipient to use zakat funds to rent an apartment for personal residence, knowing that he does not own a home and cannot afford to buy one, and that the time for the zakat payment coincides with the expiration of his rental agreement?
Is zakat due on all funds present at the time the Hawl (lunar year) is completed, or only on what has completed the Hawl? Is it due on fixed assets and equipment? Is zakat to be paid after closing the balance sheet and only on profits? What is the ruling on delaying its payment?
Is the beginning of the Hawl (lunar year) for the amount that has now reached the Nisab considered to be the date the Zakat became due (June 2006) or the date it was paid (December 2006), and is Zakat obligatory for the period between June and December 2007?
Is Zakat obligatory on money saved to buy a home, knowing that the saver owns a plot of land and the amount is not enough for construction?
How is Zakat calculated on stock market shares if their value reached 130,0 and you have debts of 160,0 when the Hawl (Zakat year) is due? Is it permissible to give Zakat to a poor brother to help him complete his university studies?
Is zakat obligatory on money invested in livestock in partnership with farmers, and if so, how is it calculated?
Is zakat obligatory upon the capital owner or upon the worker in a joint venture, and what is the difference in zakat between lending and partnership in a project?
Is zakat obligatory on inherited antique silver artifacts, and what is their nisab in grams? If zakat is due for past years, should it be calculated based on the current year's price or the previous year's?