Zakat Basics and Nisab

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What is the zakat on an amount of 5000 pounds that has been held for a year and a half, and is zakat due on the remainder after the passing of a full year? And is it permissible to pay overdue contributions to a family charity designated for the poor from zakat funds, especially since it is an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah)?
What is the standard purity of silver to be considered in calculating the Nisab, if gold is calculated based on 24-karat purity?
Is the remaining zakat money after my aunt's death considered an inheritance?
What is incumbent upon the questioner who paid zakat only on the money in his account for three or four years, instead of including all his money, including that in the market, knowing that he does not precisely remember the amount of money in each year due to the absence of an accounting ledger?
Is zakat due on the returns only, or on the principal and the returns together?
Is it permissible to give zakat to one's brother to help him with the expenses of a newborn, if his income is limited and he lives with his father who will cover the necessities, with the aim of alleviating the burden on the father?
Is zakat obligatory on the money of minor orphans deposited in an Islamic bank, which will complete a full year (hawl) after three months, and is the zakat paid from the profits?
Is it permissible to pay the Zakat on money saved in an Islamic bank in advance during the year, for example, when profits are received, and is Zakat obligatory only on the principal, or does it include the profits as well?
Is zakat obligatory on money paid for a real estate project to own a home, or is it considered a debt that must be repaid, and thus zakat is not obligatory on it?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of money from a teacher's bonus that was spent by the mother, and she repays it from her own money upon request?
Is zakat obligatory on the entire quantity of gold, or on what exceeds the nisab, if the saved quantity of gold exceeds the nisab?
How do I pay zakat on my money in the month of Rajab, given that I have financial obligations and scheduled debts, and knowing that a full year has not yet passed on the money? And what is the legal zakat threshold for this year?
Is Zakat obligatory on the apostate's wealth, knowing that he possesses ample funds and works in trade?
Is Zakat obligatory on inherited wealth amounting to 4000 Euros, and how much would it be?
Is one discharged from the obligation of Zakat if the debtor pays it from his own money on behalf of the loan he owes, and then the owner of the money agrees to that?
Is Zakat to be paid on only $10,000 if an additional $5,000 was not possessed at the start of the Hawl (lunar year), or on the full $15,000?
Is it permissible to give Zakat to a person as part of Zakat funds, when he intended to use them to buy land, then faced financial difficulties and was unable to pay his debts, knowing that he has regained his ability to meet his basic needs?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on wealth if it reaches the nisab, and the owner is unmarried and unemployed?
Is Zakat obligatory on money donated by a relative to my son to complete his studies, given that this money has reached the Nisab and a Hawl has passed over it? And is it permissible for me to take from this money if I am eligible for Zakat?
Is zakat obligatory on the workers' share of the olive harvest, or is it sufficient to give it only on the owner's share after pressing?
Is zakat obligatory on green wheat that is sold as "fereek," and who is responsible for paying it: the farmer or the merchant?
Why is zakat not obligatory on a residential house, while it is obligatory on money saved for the first time to buy a house for residence, knowing that it is preferable not to pay zakat on the former?
Is Zakat obligatory on the deceased's wealth if it has not been distributed among the heirs and a year has passed over it?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money for the purchase of a home that is still in the buyer's possession and has not been handed over to the seller until the home is vacated?

Zakat Basics and Nisab

What is the standard purity of silver to be considered in calculating the Nisab, if gold is calculated based on 24-karat purity?

Is the remaining zakat money after my aunt's death considered an inheritance?

What is incumbent upon the questioner who paid zakat only on the money in his account for three or four years, instead of including all his money, including that in the market, knowing that he does not precisely remember the amount of money in each year due to the absence of an accounting ledger?

Is zakat due on the returns only, or on the principal and the returns together?

Is it permissible to give zakat to one's brother to help him with the expenses of a newborn, if his income is limited and he lives with his father who will cover the necessities, with the aim of alleviating the burden on the father?

Is zakat obligatory on the money of minor orphans deposited in an Islamic bank, which will complete a full year (hawl) after three months, and is the zakat paid from the profits?

Is it permissible to pay the Zakat on money saved in an Islamic bank in advance during the year, for example, when profits are received, and is Zakat obligatory only on the principal, or does it include the profits as well?

Is zakat obligatory on money paid for a real estate project to own a home, or is it considered a debt that must be repaid, and thus zakat is not obligatory on it?

Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of money from a teacher's bonus that was spent by the mother, and she repays it from her own money upon request?

Is zakat obligatory on the entire quantity of gold, or on what exceeds the nisab, if the saved quantity of gold exceeds the nisab?

How do I pay zakat on my money in the month of Rajab, given that I have financial obligations and scheduled debts, and knowing that a full year has not yet passed on the money? And what is the legal zakat threshold for this year?

Is Zakat obligatory on the apostate's wealth, knowing that he possesses ample funds and works in trade?

Is Zakat obligatory on inherited wealth amounting to 4000 Euros, and how much would it be?

Is one discharged from the obligation of Zakat if the debtor pays it from his own money on behalf of the loan he owes, and then the owner of the money agrees to that?

Is Zakat to be paid on only $10,000 if an additional $5,000 was not possessed at the start of the Hawl (lunar year), or on the full $15,000?

Is it permissible to give Zakat to a person as part of Zakat funds, when he intended to use them to buy land, then faced financial difficulties and was unable to pay his debts, knowing that he has regained his ability to meet his basic needs?

Is it permissible to pay Zakat on wealth if it reaches the nisab, and the owner is unmarried and unemployed?

Is Zakat obligatory on money donated by a relative to my son to complete his studies, given that this money has reached the Nisab and a Hawl has passed over it? And is it permissible for me to take from this money if I am eligible for Zakat?

Is zakat obligatory on the workers' share of the olive harvest, or is it sufficient to give it only on the owner's share after pressing?

Is zakat obligatory on green wheat that is sold as "fereek," and who is responsible for paying it: the farmer or the merchant?

Why is zakat not obligatory on a residential house, while it is obligatory on money saved for the first time to buy a house for residence, knowing that it is preferable not to pay zakat on the former?

Is Zakat obligatory on the deceased's wealth if it has not been distributed among the heirs and a year has passed over it?

Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money for the purchase of a home that is still in the buyer's possession and has not been handed over to the seller until the home is vacated?