Zakat Basics and Nisab
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Is zakat obligatory upon a widow who inherited money and saved it to buy a car for her son?
Is it permissible to repair broken government school student desks that harm students, using private Zakat funds?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of 4,000 US dollars—consisting of overtime pay and sales commissions—received at the end of the year, or is the Hawl (Zakat year) counted from the date of receipt?
Is Zakat obligatory on a borrowed sum of 74,500 Dinars, which was compensated with a share in a house, and the property was sold a year and a half after the borrowing?
Is it permissible to pay zakat on saved money in a foreign currency using the local currency after converting it, or must it be paid in the same foreign currency? Does zakat become null or postponed due to financial hardship and excessive debt, and are irrecoverable debts included in zakat calculations?
How is zakat calculated on money that includes a residential apartment, rented apartments and shops, unfinished apartments, a summer apartment used one month a year and on which installments are due, in addition to a sum of money in an Islamic bank from which monthly withdrawals are made to meet needs?
Must I pay Zakat this year, given that I am building a secondary home and this has affected my possession of the Nisab? And is it permissible to pay Zakat on cash in the form of food items given to the poor?
Is it permissible to use Zakat money to purchase a car that will be my property, provided that its rental income is for my relatives?
Is Zakat due on the principal cost of purchasing a car leased to an oil company, or only on the monthly income derived from it? And is Zakat calculated on the principal cost of purchasing an apartment or a plot of land for investment purposes?
Is zakat obligatory on an amount of thirty thousand Egyptian pounds that was spent on paying debts, preparing daughters for marriage, and bringing joy to children, given that there is a monthly income that is barely sufficient for living expenses?
Is it permissible to give zakat to the sister's daughter who inherited from her mother, but wants to save her money to contribute to building an apartment, and to the children of the other sister who are over twenty and work in unstable jobs, knowing that their mother is a teacher and only receives half her salary every six months?
If gold is accompanied by diamonds and the like, how is its zakat estimated?
Is zakat obligatory on an amount of 14,0 Jordanian Dinars lent to a brother, given that the latter is repaying it in monthly installments, and with current house installments and household obligations?
What is the ruling on zakat for money that has reached the nisab but has not been held for a full year due to not knowing the duration of stay in the second country and the impossibility of transferring the money? Is zakat obligatory on the owner of the money or on the trustee if he disposes of the money entrusted to him?
Is zakat obligatory on desert land purchased for the purpose of cultivation before it yields produce, and how is the zakat on the resulting fruits calculated when there is a dedicated percentage for the operating company?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money that has been held for a full year and reached its nisab, knowing that 75% of it is allocated for future marriage preparations?
Is it permissible to give a gift to someone who withholds zakat, after reminding him of its obligation?
Is it permissible to give the zakat of gold on behalf of the husband—whether he is in debt or a prisoner—or on behalf of the children? And is zakat obligatory for previous years? And is it permissible to intend it as sadaqah when spending the usual maintenance on children?
How is the zakat calculated for an investment in aviation bond sukuk (agency certificates) whose market value has currently fallen to around 70%? Is it calculated based on the market price, the purchase price, or the amount to be received in the future? Are the profits received every six months subject to zakat immediately upon receipt, or after a full hawl (lunar year) has passed from reaching the nisab? And what is the obligatory zakat percentage on the principal and the profits?
Is it a condition for reaching the zakat threshold to combine the wealth of all family members, or is it calculated for each individual separately?
What is the ruling on interest and profits added to money inherited by a minor and placed under the supervision of the state in an Islamic bank, after the minor reaches the age of majority?
Is zakat obligatory on inherited ornamental gold that exceeds the niṣāb, knowing that part of it is worn and another part is kept for memory, as a gift, or for sale? And is it permissible to pay zakat in installments for past years?
How does a man pay zakat on his wealth when he has not yet received the price for the dates he sold, and nothing remains from the price of the sheep he sold after paying his debts?
How does a brother pay zakat on an amount of 500,0 dollars that he invested in a construction project currently under development, where profits or losses will be calculated after five years, and he will not receive any money until the project is liquidated?