Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is paying the annual Zakat on the first of Dhu al-Qi'dah on all wealth, including the salary of that same month, and giving it to a former mosque imam to distribute it among needy relatives and neighbors, Islamically sound?
Regarding a woman's zakat on jewelry, is there zakat due on it?
Is zakat obligatory upon the owner of an olive grove and upon the one who harvests it for a 50/50 share, and when is it calculated: before or after division, and before or after pressing the olives, knowing that the pressing fee is oil or money? And is it permissible to give half the yield as a harvesting fee, and is there any Gharar in that? And how is zakat performed if a person manages the grove throughout the year, from plowing and fertilizing to harvesting?
Is it permissible to continue giving zakat to a poor person who has come to possess the zakat threshold (nisab) from zakat money itself?
What is the ruling on working in banks, and does the ruling apply to Islamic banks? And is zakat obligatory on debt and on the wife's gold according to the Hanafi school of thought?
How is the Zakat calculated for the principal owner of a company if the company operates on an installment sale system and has partners who contribute capital in exchange for a percentage of the profit? And are the partners' funds included in his Zakat, or does he only pay Zakat on his own money, profits, and goods?
Is Zakat obligatory on a lump sum amount designated to pay off a debt if a whole year has passed on it?
Is the zakat on a pharmacy calculated on the total value of goods and capital and then divided between the two partners, or is it borne entirely by the partner who is liable for zakat?
Is giving a monthly sum to cafeteria workers considered Zakat?
What is the ruling on Zakat for shares that were purchased for profit, their price has doubled, and their Zakat has not been paid previously?
Is it permissible to give zakat on sheep to the poor father of a partner?
What is the ruling on giving out a female lamb that has not exceeded six months of age as zakat for livestock that give birth more than once a year, when the rest of its offspring are sold at the same age?
Is it permissible to estimate the amount of Zakat due for the the past three years in the event that a complete archive is not available to calculate it precisely?
What are the rulings concerning the zakat on a lump-sum salary payment, knowing that it has not fallen below the minimum threshold since its receipt?
Is zakat obligatory on investment certificates designated for orphans, and how is it calculated? Is it permissible for their uncle to pay it on their behalf from his own money, especially given their need for the amount to start their professional lives?
Is it Islamically permissible to pay 2.5% of one's salary monthly to eligible recipients of Zakat in Egypt in advance for the Hijri year, given that last year's Zakat was already paid? And is it wrong to send Zakat to Egypt instead of Saudi Arabia?
How can I pay the zakat on shares I own in a hotel that I recently discovered deals in haraam activities, given that I have not paid zakat on them previously?
Will I be sinful if I do not pay the zakat on my money while I am a minor, and I relied on my guardian brother who delays paying it? And will the delayed zakat be waived for me after I am no longer under guardianship, or will I be responsible for it?
Is there zakat on a wife's gold prepared for wearing on occasions?
How is zakat paid on money that has reached the nisab (minimum amount subject to zakat) in a fluctuating current account (increasing and decreasing), given the inability to determine an exact date for the balance from the bank?
Is Zakat obligatory on the difference in the price of company shares whose value has increased, knowing that the purpose of owning these shares is the annual yield and not trading them, and given the existence of shares of other companies whose value has not increased or has decreased?
What is the amount on which zakat is due from money saved for building a house, if part of it has completed a hawl (lunar year) and reached the nisab (minimum threshold), while the other part has not yet completed a hawl, knowing that the construction is not yet complete?
What is the proper way to dispose of the remaining money, amounting to 272 dinars, from the salary of a father suffering from senility, after giving the mother and daughter 150 dinars monthly; and is it permissible for the guardian to take a sum from it for his personal needs while he is spending on his parents and sister; and is it permissible to give from it to the rest of the family members when they are in need; and is it permissible for the guardian to pay zakat from it and give charity with the intention of the father?
How is the Zakat calculated for a down payment on an apartment that was returned and deposited in the bank, and is it subject to Zakat along with the original amount that will soon complete its hawl (one lunar year), or must it complete its hawl independently?