Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is zakat due on the lowest balance that reached the nisab and remained for a full year (EGP 11,000), or on the final amount (EGP 19,300)?
How does a Zakat payer extract the Zakat from his wealth that reached the minimum threshold (nisab) in previous years, but for which he did not pay Zakat, and he cannot determine whether or not a full year (hawl) has passed on the amount?
Is zakat not obligatory for someone who is about to get married and has many expenses?
Is it permissible for me to keep the house that I built with a usurious loan after paying off the loan by selling land I inherited, and is Zakat obligatory on the money resulting from the sale of the inherited land, and what is its amount if it is obligatory?
Is Zakat obligatory on a bank deposit from which a loan was taken to purchase a car, but the car has not yet been purchased, while loan installments are still being paid?
Is Zakat calculated from the amount that was given to the mother and sister, knowing that the remaining amount is used to cover life's necessities?
What is the ruling on inherited money from which zakat has not been paid for 20 years, knowing that the deceased father used to sell counterfeit goods at the original price? And how is zakat to be paid for those years? Is zakat obligatory on the share of underage sisters? And is it permissible to give zakat to indebted relatives or to those who are accustomed to taking charity and do not seek to work?
How is zakat paid on a monthly salary, part of which is saved and part spent, without precise accounting of the amounts deposited? And is the calculation method "amount × 2.5 then divided by 100" correct?
Is zakat obligatory on money paid as a final installment for the price of a plot of land agreed upon for purchase?
At what age does a Muslim become responsible for the zakat on his wealth, and who pays zakat, and how is it calculated?
Is Zakat obligatory on the sum of 800,0 Syrian Pounds currently available, or after the passing of a full year, knowing that a portion of this sum (600,0 Pounds) is the proceeds of a جمعية (rotating savings and credit association)?
Is Zakat obligatory on salaries earned from working in usurious banks, and how is it to be paid if it reaches the nisab?
Is Zakat obligatory on money that was borrowed and then repaid, reaching the nisab, and is the hawl calculated from the date of borrowing or from the date of completing the repayment in installments?
What is the niṣāb for zakat on agricultural produce from fruit trees, olives, and date palms? Is there zakat on vegetables, and how is the zakat calculated for the aforementioned, with an illustrative example?
What is the time for giving out zakat, and must it be given out in Muharram or is it permissible in Rabi' al-Thani? Who are the recipients of zakat, and is it permissible to give it to brothers or to a divorced sister experiencing difficult financial circumstances?
Is zakat obligatory on the loan amount repaid to a brother in installments, and how is it calculated?
How is unpaid Zakat enforced on gold that was sold after ten years, and what is the ruling on absolving debtors as part of Zakat?
How is the annual Zakat calculated for an investment portfolio whose value fluctuates daily, and what is the ruling on Zakat for the pure shares in this portfolio, knowing that the companies pay Zakat from their profits?
Is zakat obligatory on money that has been held for 18 years by the حسب Council, knowing that it started below the nisab and exceeded it with profits, and how is it calculated and disbursed?
What is the religious ruling regarding an abandoned girl who is rejected for marriage due to her unknown origins and lineage? Is what happened to her considered a sin? And how should she deal with people's negative talk and comments about her being an "abandoned child"? What is the ruling on hijab in front of her foster father and foster brother, or her brother through nursing? What is the ruling regarding the house and its contents after the death of her foster parents, knowing that the girl paid the greater part of its price? Is zakat obligatory on her brother's money, which she manages without his knowledge, and is she obliged to inform him about this money? What should the girl do about her brother's changing behavior, his irritability, and his use of bad language?
What is the ruling concerning a group that withholds Zakat?
Is zakat due on money that was used to purchase a plot of land before the zakat due date, but the contract signing procedures were not completed until the month of Ramadan?
Is Zakat due on the entire inherited olive harvest, or on half of it after paying the wages of the person responsible for its care and collection? And are the necessary care expenses deducted from the Zakat value?
What is the ruling on one who pays Zakat on gold without weighing it, knowing that the gold has reached the nisab and a full year has passed, such that the person paying Zakat gives an amount that may be less or more than the required Zakat? And will there be a debt on the Day of Judgment owed by the Zakat payer to the poor and needy if the Zakat was deficient? And what do you advise them?