Zakat Basics and Nisab
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How is zakat calculated for saved money that fluctuates, for an inherited vacant plot of land, and for a rented agricultural plot of land?
Is a Hawl zakat obligatory on money inherited by minor orphans, and if so, in whose name is it to be rendered?
Is Zakat obligatory on the entire amount saved to buy an apartment, or on the remaining amount after deducting the due payments, knowing that the amount has reached the Nisab of Zakat and a Hawl (full lunar year) has passed over it, and the apartment has not yet been received or the contract signed?
Is zakat obligatory on gold prepared for adornment and ornamentation with the intention of saving it for investment or future need, and on gold purchased for daughters with the intention of saving it for their future needs, and is the gold of each daughter considered separately, or is it added to the total owned gold to determine the nisab?
Is zakat obligatory on unsaleable goods and overdue debts? And what is the ruling concerning the zakat on these monies if their zakat was paid for previous years, then they were sold or collected?
Is it permissible to give zakat to the son of a divorced sister to cover his education expenses, given that his father provides him with only a small amount, and his mother does not possess enough to meet these high expenses?
Is the method of calculating zakat by deducting expenses from the annual income correct, and is there a difference between essential and non-essential expenses in the deduction?
Is zakat obligatory on an apartment designated for residence after the intention to sell it, and is zakat obligatory on one-third of a plot of land that was sold after years of partnership and no benefit derived from it?
Is zakat obligatory on the inheritors' wealth starting from the date of the mother's death or from the date of taking possession of the money, and is zakat obligatory for the deceased mother's past years?
What should one do who has not paid the Zakat on salary for four years after learning of its obligation, if it reached the nisab and a hawl passed, knowing that he bought a plot of land with what he owned and is in debt for the remaining cost of it?
Is Zakat obligatory on a saved amount that started with $2,600 in 2018, with a previous debt of $1,200, and an addition of $500 in 2019, in addition to due salaries of $2,000 and current debts of $500?
Is Zakat on money obligatory on the total amount of money present, or only on the amount that has completed a full year (hawl)? And is it permissible to pay Zakat in monthly installments or to delay it until Ramadan to increase the reward?
Is Zakat obligatory on money allocated for travel tickets and study, knowing that it has reached the nisab, and the payment of these amounts has been delayed due to the current circumstances?
Is it obligatory to pay Zakat on wealth on the date it reaches the nisab, or is it permissible to pay it in Ramadan, and what are the consequences of delaying it if it is not permissible to pay it in Ramadan?
Is someone who hastened something before its time then repented punished by being deprived of it, like someone who destroyed the niṣāb to evade zakat then repented, would they be exempted from zakat? And does Ibn Taymiyyah's statement concerning someone who entered into forbidden contracts then repented fall under the principle of "whoever hastens something before its time is punished by being deprived of it"?
How is Zakat calculated on a portion of a leased building, especially with its market value decreasing and the intention to pay 10% of the rental income?
Is Zakat obligatory on contracting funds that have not yet been paid, when there is procrastination, denial, or disappearance of the the debtor?
Is Zakat obligatory on the deceased mother's gold teeth that she used to wear, knowing that the gold is 21-karat? And is what is called "Al-Khatma" — which is an gathering of sheikhs and students who recite parts of the Quran for the soul of the deceased, followed by a dinner banquet — permissible or forbidden?
Is Zakat obligatory on the entire saved amount, or only on the amount that exceeds half the remaining price of the land?
How can one pay Zakat on wealth for the past ten years for which Zakat was not paid, knowing that the salary amount was variable and not precisely known?
Is Zakat obligatory on a piece of land that was purchased with the intention of investment, then the owner's intention changed after a year and a half to private construction, knowing that construction will begin three years after the date of purchase, and that the owner follows the Shafi'i school of thought?
Is the gold left by the mother for her son considered a bequest or a gift, is zakat obligatory on it, and is it permissible for the sister to dispose of it before her death?
Does zakat become due on installments paid for an apartment not yet received, with the intention of residing in it but a current desire to sell it, and does zakat become due on an incomplete house not used for residence or rent?
How is the repayment of a debt for which repayment is not expected zakat-eligible, if each installment does not reach the the minimum threshold (nisab)?