Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is it permissible to give zakat to one's grandmother, maternal aunt, and paternal aunt?
How is Zakat calculated on wealth that has reached the nisab, given the existence of a long-term mortgage, income from colleague associations, and fluctuating annual profits? Is the value of the loan or its installments deducted? And how are amounts received shortly before the hawl (one year) dealt with?
Is zakat due on both capital and profits, or on profits only, and for one time or for each year, after recovering an amount that was invested in a real estate company for years without paying its zakat?
Is zakat obligatory for us, given that we do not possess wealth beyond our needs, nor do we save anything, and I have some gold that was a wedding gift, and small gifts, bearing in mind that we spend on some non-essential items?
Is it permissible to pay zakat on money deposited in a bank, from which its owner benefits from meager interest that barely covers the needs of his psychologically ill self?
What is the zakat due on 42 mithqals of gold?
Is it permissible and does it suffice to deduct the amount of zakat from the rent of a house leased to a poor family who cannot find their daily sustenance, by demanding from them the amount remaining after deducting the zakat?
When is Zakat due on a salary received in installments? Does the amount loaned or overdue count towards the nisab? Is Zakat due on money accumulated to buy a house?
How is Zakat due on a debt that was despaired of, then transformed into the usufruct of a leased land for a period of one year?
How is zakat calculated for fabrics prepared for tailoring and display, and is it calculated based on the purchase price or the selling price, and when is its hawl (the Islamic calendar year) due, taking into account workers' salaries and fabrics that their owners do not collect?
What is the ruling on the zakat of a person's money who died before its due date (hawl)?
Is zakat obligatory upon a man who spent his wealth, which had reached the nisab, on large investment projects before a year passed, such that he no longer has anything to pay zakat on?
Is Zakat obligatory on ornamental gold exceeding one hundred grams, which the family did not pay Zakat on for five years, and then it was sold and a large part of it was stolen?
What is the ruling on zakat for gold designated for adornment that has been in possession for a year, and how is zakat to be paid on gold inlaid with glass beads, and what is the legal threshold (nisab) for zakat on ornamental gold in general, and how many times is zakat to be paid on it?
Is it permissible for the one who collects and distributes Zakat to take a share from it as an agent for it, and how much may he take? And is it permissible for him to take from it if he is needy and deserving of it, and how much may he take then? And is it permissible for him to combine two capacities in taking, such as being a debtor and an agent for it, or should he suffice with one aspect, and what would be his share if the amount reaches ten thousand?
Are the installments of an apartment purchased by installments deducted from the amount (300,0 EGP) upon which a year has passed when calculating zakat?
What are the rulings regarding Zakat on the assets of pharmacies, and how are the beginning of the Hawl (Zakat year) determined and Zakat calculated for past and current years? Is debt taken into account when calculating the Nisab? What is the ruling on giving Zakat in kind or in advance, and on expired medicines, and on recoverable and irrecoverable debts? Can the amount of an irrecoverable debt be considered as part of Zakat? Can the rulings on an open account be generalized to all commercial activities?
Is it permissible to give Zakat funds to a married friend whose wife is in another country, to help him bring her to him?
Is it permissible to give Zakat to a brother who is mentally ill and whose treatment costs have been borne by his siblings?
Is it permissible to pay house rent from the Zakat fund, knowing that its due date is the end of the month, but it can be paid now?
What is meant by reaching the nisab and "the passing of a year" in the rulings of zakat?
Is zakat obligatory on orphans' money held in the Hasabi Council until they reach maturity, and what should the guardian do if she is unable to disburse zakat from that money?
What is the amount of Zakat on a plot of agricultural land leased to others, and another plot of non-agricultural land for which the full price has not yet been paid?
Is zakat due annually on a hoard of gold from which one-fifth (khumus) was paid as zakat upon its discovery, while its nisab (minimum taxable amount) remains intact? And if not, what is the meaning of the saying: "If gold reaches twenty mithqals, zakat becomes due"?