Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is Zakat obligatory on Social Security funds?
Is it permissible for a Zakat institution to compel recipients of Zakat funds, specifically those categorized as "fi sabilillah" (in the way of Allah), to return the value of what they received to the institution if they violate conditions stipulated by that institution?
How is zakat on bees paid, taking into account honey and bee colonies?
What is your guidance to wealthy families who spend their money on life's luxuries, which leads to their money not reaching the nisab at the time Zakat becomes due?
Is zakat obligatory on money deposited in an Islamic bank, when its unemployed owner lives off its monthly profits?
Is zakat obligatory on shop rentals, and what is its amount? Is it permissible not to pay it fully to the corrupt government and instead pay it to relatives? Is it permissible to swear falsely to evade paying zakat to the corrupt government?
Is zakat due on land that has been sold, and what is its amount if it is due?
Is zakat obligatory on money that has reached double the nisab for a woman who has no provider and does not invest it?
Is zakat immediately due on the proceeds of a sold agricultural land upon their receipt?
Is Zakat on salary obligatory, and is a Hawl (one year) a condition for it, and is it permissible to postpone it?
What is the interpretation of the noble verse: "And in their wealth is a known right for the beggar and the destitute," and does it mean that an employee should allocate a specific and continuous portion of his monthly salary?
Is zakat obligatory on deferred dower (mahr) if the husband is solvent but currently unwilling to pay it?
Is Zakat obligatory on the total annual salary at the beginning of the following year (the salary of the first year at the second, and the salary of the first and second years at the third, and so on) for saved money?
Is Zakat obligatory on a wife's gold that exceeds 80 grams, and is the children's gold added to it to determine the nisab and the amount due?
What is the threshold (nisab) and the amount of zakat due upon the owner of a small computer company who works in a rented place, and owns computers and furniture upon which a full year has passed?
Is Zakat obligatory on silver frames and ornamental objects, and on trays and mirrors with silver frames, if it is difficult to assess their value?
Is zakat obligatory on the value of leased land, or on its rent, if it is not for commercial purposes? And are rent and farming costs deducted before paying zakat on crops?
Is zakat obligatory on the owner of a rented grocery store, including its equipment and goods, given that he bears the basic rent of the premises?
What is the ruling on Zakat for land that has been owned for a full year, but its owner's intention regarding it did not become firm until the end of the year, at which point he decided to sell it?
Is Zakat due on a inherited sum from previous years that could only be withdrawn this year?
Is it permissible to keep gold-plated medals, and is Zakat due on them if the amount of gold on them is unknown?
Does Zakāt become obligatory on money saved to buy a car, which has been held for a full year (hawl), and how is Zakāt calculated on an amount that was increasing monthly, and do I owe expiation (kaffarah) for delaying the payment of Zakāt due to my ignorance of its obligation?
Is it permissible to give a portion of Zakat in Ramadan (as an advance payment) if its original due date passed several months before Ramadan, with the intention of paying the full amount in Ramadan in the future?
Is zakat obligatory on land prepared for investment, which has been held for a full year, while the loan for the land's price and another loan for its leveling have not been repaid? And in this situation, should repaying the loan or giving out zakat be prioritized?