Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is it permissible to pay Zakat in monthly installments, and to what extent is this permissible in cases where one is able or unable to pay it in a lump sum?
Is zakat obligatory on money saved in the bank from the date of its deposit, or from the date of the last withdrawal and redeposit of the money?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a debtor who refuses to take it, in the form of a loan, and if it is refused, must it be given to another eligible recipient?
What is the ruling of Sharia on a wife secretly saving money from her husband, while contributing with it to the household needs, if the money is not from the husband's wealth but rather obtained from her family, and the husband is extravagant and cannot be informed for fear of consequences?
How is Zakat calculated for a company that has ceased production and relies on income from leasing part of its factory, and on its 49% investment in another company managed by foreign partners, knowing that the distribution of profits from this investment is uncertain?
Is Zakat obligatory on a plot of land that was purchased for trade 20 years ago and has not been sold or generated income to date?
What is the zakat due on a property purchased with the intention of renting it out, and which was rented for 40,000 dirhams, paid in installments (10,000 dirhams every 3 months)?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of 6 million Iraqi Dinars that has been held for more than a year and a half, or on the current sum of 4 million Iraqi Dinars, knowing that the Zakat nisab in Iraqi Dinars is 7 million Dinars, while the nisab differs when calculated by silver? And are the installments paid so far as Zakat (150,0 Iraqi Dinars) sufficient for the first year?
Is zakat obligatory on a cow whose value increases every year, and how is it calculated if a year has passed on its capital?
Regarding the zakat on salary, does "Hawl" (a year) refer to the passing of a year on the principal amount, or on each individual salary payment? And is the salary of the last month of the year considered among the funds upon which a year must pass?
Is it obligatory to pay Zakat again if spending it on purchasing school supplies, fans, building classrooms, and buying copies of the Qur’an, clothes, and food supplies for students and those in need, is impermissible?
How can the children of a man who died without paying zakat on his wealth for over twenty years pay it on his behalf from his inheritance, and what is the obligatory amount to be disbursed, knowing that he did not deny the obligation of zakat?
Is Zakat obligatory on land immediately after its sale, even if a year has not passed since its acquisition, and it was not previously offered for sale, or there was no intention to sell it prior to the sale?
If a son sells gold ingots inherited from his father, and gives their value as zakat, would this absolve the father and the son from the zakat obligation due on them, knowing that the father had not paid zakat on them for 45 years, and they met the nisab then, as they do now?
Is zakat obligatory on partners' money that reaches the nisab and a hawl has passed over it, knowing that if each individual's share were divided, it would not reach the nisab?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of 450,000 EGP saved in the bank for emergency needs, given the existence of monthly installments due for a chalet purchased for investment?
Can money paid to a relative suffering from kidney disease be counted as Zakat for wealth that has reached the Nisab, and is delaying the payment of Zakat considered a sin?
What are the rulings and conditions of zakat concerning the wealth of someone who has reached seventeen years of age and on which a full year has passed?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on monthly savings before they reach the Nisab, and give it to a poor married sister?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding a minor who cannot dispose of her bank inheritance until she reaches the age of majority, and what is the ruling on the interest that will be disbursed to her at that time?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money that has reached the minimum threshold (nisab) and a full year (hawl) has passed, knowing that it is designated for purchasing a home, which she desperately needs, has nothing else, and it represents the first installment of the home's price?
How is the Zakat calculated on a property mortgaged to the bank?
How is zakat on crops to be rendered if the harvest was 45 sacks, the harvester's wage was 40 sacks, and 5 sacks remained?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat in advance for several coming years from a specific amount on which Zakat is due annually?