Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of 1000 Dinars paid as a down payment for an apartment, when a full year has passed, and the construction of the apartment has not yet begun?
How is zakat calculated for a sewing company?
Is Zakat obligatory on money and profits after the passing of a hawl (lunar year) and receiving them from the real estate company, while the owner of the money has a large debt?
Is it permissible to retain a portion of zakat funds to distribute it later to needy servants?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the salary of a working wife?
How is zakat calculated for a restaurant owned by three partners, and how is it distributed among them?
Is Zakat obligatory on shares of an Islamic company under establishment that have not been offered for trading and the current share value is unknown?
What is the date that should be adopted for paying Zakat on trade goods: Is it the date the merchandise was bought, or the date of its possession, or the date trading began with it? And should the profit margin not exceed one third (33%), and if the profit for some items is low, is it permissible to increase the profit for other items to compensate for that?
Is a working wife who spends her salary on her husband's household obligated to pay zakat and give sadaqah from her own money, or does she rely on her husband to pay zakat on her behalf?
Is zakat obligatory on the property of a minor who has reached maturity, given that the duration of ownership is unknown?
How do I pay Zakat on land owned by several partners?
Is it permissible to count money saved for the poor and needy as part of zakat on wealth? And is it permissible to count money lent to a poor person as part of zakat on wealth, and what should be done if he repays it? And is a wife's money separate from her husband's money when giving zakat? And is zakat calculated on wealth after an increase, and does the Hawl (one year period) restart from the date of the increase or from the beginning of possessing the nisab? And is it permissible to dye a wife's hair black with the husband's approval?
Is it permissible to give Zakat money to someone who owns the minimum amount (nisab) and wishes to buy a house but does not possess its full value?
Is Zakat obligatory on electrical tools owned by an individual with a capital of 5,000 pounds, knowing that this is not sufficient for his expenses?
Does zakat become void for money on which its zakat was not paid for ten years, and then its owner repented, especially if the money diminished and he started paying zakat on the small remaining amount?
How is zakat calculated for a cattle fattening project, in which livestock are purchased, fattened, and sold daily, bearing in mind that the fattening process takes three months?
How is zakat calculated for a real estate portfolio supervised by an Islamic bank, which generates semi-annual profits from rentals, and then the capital is returned with profit or loss after selling the properties at the end of a five-year period?
Is it obligatory for me to pay zakat on jewelry saved for future marriage, which has reached the nisab and upon which a hawl (a year) has passed for several years, knowing that paying it will be done secretly from my mother for fear of her anger?
Is it permissible for someone entrusted with distributing alms to change the beneficiaries from previously designated poor and needy individuals to others who are more impoverished, without informing the donor?
What is the Zakat threshold for cow's milk from cows raised on farms for commercial purposes?
Is Zakat obligatory for a widow who receives monthly aid exceeding her needs, and she saves a portion of it to purchase items?
Is zakat obligatory on a shared plot of land prepared for sale or rent, which has not yet been built upon? And is zakat calculated based on its old or new price? And is zakat obligatory on company shares, and how is it calculated?
Is zakat obligatory on money deposited in the bank while having a bank loan?
What is the Nisab of gold in Egyptian currency for which Zakat becomes obligatory after the passage of a year?