Zakat Basics and Nisab
1,864 questions
Is zakat obligatory on corn that was ground green as fodder for livestock, knowing that it was irrigated with well water?
Is zakat obligatory on fig fruit?
What should we do with the money that comes to us as zakat for my mentally disabled brother, who is not in need and whose wealth reaches the nisab? Is it permissible for us to dispose of it and give it to those who are deserving?
What is the ruling on giving the agricultural crop to a person to harvest it, on the condition that the crop be divided between them by mutual agreement, and upon whom is the zakat of the crop due in this case?
Should I wait until I have enough money to pay Zakat after a year has passed on merchandise that reached the Nisab, or should I borrow money to pay it?
Is Zakat obligatory on multiplying shares that an employee does not have the right to dispose of until after five years, and what is the Nisab for Zakat on shares, and how is Zakat calculated on them with the presence of taxes and national insurance? Is it permissible to delay paying Zakat due to insufficient funds, and upon whom does the responsibility of paying Zakat fall if the shares are jointly owned?
Is Zakat obligatory on the money collected for the sister from selling the share of the mother and siblings from their deceased father's land, which has reached the Nisab and a complete year has passed over it, with the intention of helping her get married, knowing that the sister has reached the age of maturity? And what should be done if Zakat was obligatory for the past year?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a student of Islamic knowledge to cover his expenses and purchase his books?
Is Zakat obligatory upon a sick woman whose father does not provide for her, and her siblings are responsible for her and her mother's expenses, and she possesses a sum of money?
Why has Islam forbidden hoarding wealth?
How does Zakat become obligatory for a man whose wealth is insufficient to provide for his family (ascendants or descendants), knowing that this might mean he does not possess the nisab, and thus Zakat would not be obligatory for him?
Is zakat obligatory on camels prepared for trade if they do not reach five [in number] and a hawl (year) has passed over them?
I live in America. What is the Zakat nisab in US dollars?
If a woman exchanged her gold that reached the Nisab for other gold during the hawl (the lunar year), does she begin a new hawl for the second gold she purchased?
Is zakat obligatory on the annual rental amount of 72,000, which is received and spent before the passing of a full year (hawl)?
Are expenses such as transportation, harvesting wages, and selling costs deducted from the zakat on date palms?
Is Zakat obligatory upon a woman who owns gold and silver for adornment, neither of which individually reaches the nisab?
We have birds at home that we feed and raise; do they require zakat?
How can I pay the zakat on my wife's gold jewelry given my financial hardship and debts?
Is zakat obligatory on money in the bank that has been there for a full year (hawl), and from which monthly deductions are made to pay for household necessities and water and electricity bills?
What is the nisab for Zakat on agricultural produce, does it differ between rain-fed and machine-irrigated cultivation, and what is the obligatory amount to be given from dates and grains?
Is Zakat obligatory on a girl if her bank balance reaches the Nisab, and is it permissible to deposit Zakat funds into her account to help her with her marriage?
Is it permissible to give zakat to the woman who raised me like her own son since my birth, and I still live with her to this day?
Is zakat obligatory on grains and fruits from privately owned agricultural lands in Burma, knowing that the government sometimes confiscates them?