Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is it permissible to pay my mother's zakat on her money in advance, given that she is afflicted with Alzheimer's, due to the presence of a needy case?
Is the intention to sell shares when needed for trading purposes subject to trade zakat on them, and if so, how can past years be purified? Is it permissible to rely on previous zakat lists for shares with the intention that any additional charity will be counted towards the obligatory zakat?
What is the ruling of Sharia on a husband's refusal to pay zakat under the pretext of unemployment, and what should the spouses do now, knowing that the remaining money is only enough for Hajj and expenses, and will their excuse be accepted?
How is Zakat on gold calculated: is it a quarter of one-tenth of the value of the gold including workmanship, or only at the price of the gold's fineness?
How is Zakat to be estimated if the wealth reaches the minimum threshold (nisab) in one month, then falls below it in the following month, then returns to reach the nisab in the month after that, and so on?
How does my mother pay Zakat on an amount of 6566 Omani Riyals, of which 2000 is invested in a quarry company with a monthly profit, and 1950 is saved for Hajj? Is Zakat calculated on the entire amount? What is the amount of Zakat and to whom is it given?
How is Zakat on money calculated for a bank balance designated for debt repayment, and is Zakat obligatory on debts owed to you by people that are repaid in monthly installments?
Is Zakat due on the rental income of a jointly-owned building before its sale?
Is Zakat obligatory on money saved to buy a house, knowing that it has been invested in a building for profit?
How is zakat calculated on money deposited in an Islamic bank in installments? Is it a condition for a full year to pass on each installment, or on the total amount? Are profits added to the principal when calculating zakat? And how is zakat calculated on funds deposited in Saudi Riyals and US Dollars?
What should one do who has been working in trade since 1996 and constantly incurring losses, is unable to pay zakat on his wealth due to accumulated debts, and whenever he settles his debts, he starts incurring losses again?
Is zakat obligatory on a car valued at 19,000 Jordanian Dinars, given the absence of a steady income? What is the zakat threshold (nisab), and upon whom is it obligatory?
Must the children dispose of the usurious interest and pay zakat on their father's money that was deposited in a usurious bank and spent on building a house and a gift to the children, and are the children obligated to pay that from their own money?
Is Zakat due on an amount contributed to a project that has not generated any revenue for more than a year, or is it not due until the project begins to yield returns?
How can Zakat be paid on money saved in a savings account at an Islamic bank if its annual profit is unknown until the end of the year? Is it permissible to postpone Zakat on small profits until they are known? And how can the Zakat year be made to fall in Ramadan?
What is the amount of zakat that must be paid on a sum of 2,159,0 Algerian Dinars that has been available since September 2018, knowing that the monthly work allowance is 41,400 Algerian Dinars?
Is Zakat obligatory on 40 grams of gold for each of my three daughters?
Are the daughter's savings with her father (which may not be returned) counted with the father's money when calculating Zakat, or are they considered independent, knowing that their total reaches the Nisab, while her money alone does not reach the Nisab?
How is the zakat on gold and silver calculated in a shop that includes raw materials and manufactured goods displayed for sale, with a managing partner who has 50% of the profits reinvested in the project, and is the zakat calculated based on the cost price or the selling price?
What is the ruling on zakat for gold accumulated for marriage or for buying a house, which has reached the nisab, knowing that it is 21-carat jewelry and gold coins, and is it obligatory to convert 21-carat to 24-carat to calculate the zakat?
What types of wealth are subject to Zakat: from an invested sum that has not reached the nisab, from gold upon which a year has not passed, and from real estate recently purchased? And is it sufficient to disburse a monthly sum with the intention of Zakat in lieu of the annual Zakat?
Is zakat obligatory on the amount of one hundred thousand Saudi riyals, which is the proceeds from the sale of two cars that were purchased in installments, and this amount has been invested in the construction sector in cooperation with a brother?
What is the ruling on the Zakat of alfalfa, part of which is used as fodder and part for sale, and its value is thirty thousand Riyals?
Is zakat due on capital or on profits, and when is the zakat due, at the end of the company's fiscal year or upon the hawl (one year's possession), knowing that the company is subject to both profit and loss?