Zakat Basics and Nisab
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How is the zakat on potatoes paid by the farmer?
What is the ruling on paying Zakat for the past year, given uncertainty about whether it was paid, and a significant portion of the money was spent on operations? Is it permissible to pay Zakat in Rajab? And is Zakat to be paid on the value of the money before or after it was spent?
Is zakat obligatory on money saved in the Voluntary Takaful Fund, and how is its zakat calculated for past years?
Is zakat obligatory on a car that was purchased with a portion of an amount that had been saved for an unspecified period?
Is the zakat on irrigated crops calculated as 5% of the total revenue without deducting costs, or after deducting expenses?
Is it permissible to stipulate that zakat be disbursed for a specific purpose, such as a house, and does that diminish its reward?
Is Zakat obligatory on an amount designated for building a house that fluctuates unstably, and how is its Zakat calculated?
Is it obligatory to pay zakat on half a million Egyptian pounds found after the death of the mother, knowing that she only used to pay 10,0 pounds of her zakat, and how is zakat calculated for 37 years, considering that the money accumulated gradually?
Is it permissible for a man who owns a commercial plot of land and has a salary that suffices him and his family, and lives in a house belonging to the state for a nominal rent, to take from Zakat funds, knowing that he cannot buy a house even if he sells the commercial plot?
Is zakat obligatory for the owner of a taxi office who bought cars through an Islamic bank, having paid part of their price and still owing installments, and if it is obligatory, what is its annual amount?
How is zakat to be paid on a water desalination company that has daily output and equipment not replaced until after years?
ما حكم زكاة الذرة المفرومة والخضراء المستخدمة كغذاء للمواشي؟
How is the estate of the deceased woman —consisting of jewelry— to be divided among her husband, two sons, and three daughters, and is zakat to be paid from the estate before or after its division, noting that the deceased woman passed away nine years ago and her estate has not yet been divided?
How is Zakat on money calculated for an amount of 9,000 Egyptian Pounds if its owner owes 3,000 Egyptian Pounds?
How is the weight of a golden wristwatch, with its movement made of iron and plastic and its outer casing made of gold, estimated?
Is zakat obligatory upon selling shares if their prices have deteriorated after the economic blockade and debts have accumulated due to irregular salaries, knowing that the shares were bought for the purpose of investment and debt repayment?
Is zakat obligatory on savings that have reached the nisab, while their owner is still paying off a loan?
Does the current failure to pay zakat—due to needing time to understand it and to avoid a mother's anger given financial circumstances—affect the validity of fasting, knowing that there is an intention to pay it later?
What is the ruling on zakat for sheep that did not reach the nisab for a year, then gave birth to enough offspring to reach the nisab?
Is it permissible to delay giving out Zakat for several years in order to give it to the needy in other countries? And is Zakat obligatory on the value of a house that was bought or built with money on which Zakat had already been paid?
Is it permissible for a company to distribute its due Zakat amount to its partners according to each one's capital share, so that they may personally disburse it, and does any religious responsibility fall upon the company or its management if one of the partners fails to disburse the portion allocated to him?
What are the rulings regarding the division of the estate of a deceased wife who inherited a deferred dowry and jewelry sold to her husband, and how can the husband dispose of his minor daughter's share of this inheritance, and how can he absolve himself of the heirs' rights, and is Zakat obligatory on the daughter's saved money?
Is Zakat obligatory on an amount saved to pay a second installment for the price of a house, purchased through a rent-to-own agreement, knowing that paying Zakat would prevent the required amount from being paid, and that the housing program is interest-free?
What are the rulings of zakat related to financing agriculture and losses incurred therein, determining the nisab, paying zakat on remaining crops and fodder, and the ruling on giving zakat to relatives who are not obligatory to support, knowing that the invested amount was previously subject to zakat?