Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Does a woman's spending from her private money on orphans under her care count as Zakat for this money for many years past, and what are the Shariah implications if this spending does not suffice for Zakat?
How is the zakat calculated for joint money and livestock left for trade and care in exchange for half the produce?
How is it that zakat is not obligatory on one who owns an agricultural crop whose value is many times over (millions, for example) under the pretext that it has not reached five wasqs, while it is obligatory on one who owns a crop whose value is much less (tens of thousands) merely because it has reached five wasqs, knowing that zakat is taken from the rich and returned to the poor?
Is Zakat obligatory upon a student who has set aside money for studies, especially if it is abroad?
Is Zakat obligatory on numerous books that reach the Zakat threshold, and does the owner's being poor, rich, or in need of them affect the ruling?
Is zakat obligatory on a chalet that is not ready for use or rent, was purchased six years ago for 35,000 pounds, and its current value is 50,000 pounds? And if it is obligatory, what is the amount that must be paid?
Is it necessary to re-issue the Zakat that was given to the grandmother, knowing that she did not accept it and gave it to the aunt?
Is zakat obligatory on books ornamented with gold and silver, or plated with them, if their total value reaches the nisab?
Is money lost between Safa and Marwah counted as sadaqah or zakat and rewarded for, or is nothing counted for it?
Is it permissible to cull unprofitable or infertile chickens in a fattening farm? Is it permissible to use meat meal in feed? Is Zakat obligatory on the profits and losses of a poultry fattening cycle?
How do rice farmers pay zakat on their harvest after selling it entirely to the harvesting company and before it is harvested and dried? Is it obligatory to buy rice of the same type and give zakat from it, or can it be given as a cash amount?
What is the ruling concerning money placed in the bank in the names of children, of which one part consists of the father’s earnings and another part of bank interest? Is zakat obligatory on the principal amount or on the interest only? And what should the questioner do with the remaining money that exceeds the nisab, but cannot be disposed of except with the father's permission?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat before its due date (Hawl), and how is it calculated at the end of the year if a portion of it has been paid in advance?
How is the Zakat on money invested in land shares, whose principal and profits have not been returned, to be paid, considering that the time for paying Zakat is Ramadan of every year, and the Zakat on this money was not paid in Ramadan 1422 AH and 1423 AH?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on paying an expiation (kaffarat yameen) for violating an oath sworn regarding a fictional profession due to not possessing sufficient money to pay the taxes and Zakat imposed by the state? Is this expiation sufficient, and what is the ruling on money paid to the government as taxes or salary Zakat?
Is Zakat obligatory on land that was bought with the intention of building on it, then offered for sale due to lack of funds, and what is the ruling on paying Zakat in installments if the amount is not available when a year has passed?
What is the nisab for zakat on vegetables designated for trade, and how is its percentage calculated (one-quarter of one-tenth, one-tenth, or one-fifth), given reliance on irrigation from wells? And is the nisab calculated on the whole amount or after distributing profits among partners?
How is the zakat threshold (nisab) calculated for a couple, is it permissible for the husband to pay his wife's zakat on her money, and is it permissible to delay or advance the payment of zakat on money due to circumstances?
Is zakat obligatory on capital invested in an Islamic company that has not distributed profits or undergone accounting for years?
Is it permissible to give 10% of the deposited salary profits as an annual Zakat instead of 2.5% of the principal amount, especially if the entire amount will be spent soon on buying and furnishing an apartment?
How does a businessman pay zakat on his wealth if his income is substantial, but the money does not remain with him for a full year, as he immediately uses a large accumulated sum to purchase assets such as buses, trucks, or hotels?
Is zakat obligatory on a commercial shop whose owner died before a year had passed, knowing that the heirs are in need of money and send a portion of it to their grandmother?
How do you calculate the zakat on your money next Ramadan after you gave your brother a portion of the money in Rajab, and how and when does your brother pay zakat on his money?
Is zakat obligatory on the wife's dowry if it exceeds the minimum threshold (nisab)?