Zakat Basics and Nisab
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What is the ruling of the Sharia on withholding zakat from an amount saved to purchase real estate, knowing that it is not invested, that zakat has been paid on it for the previous two years, and that the saver owns a modest property and wishes to move to a better home?
Is zakat obligatory on an orphan minor's money that has reached the nisab and only grows a little?
Is it permissible to offer to buy land from an absent owner at a price lower than the market value, and is Zakat obligatory on commercial properties, including a residential house and a car, intended for trade?
Is Zakat obligatory on the capital only, or on the disbursed profits as well, in car trading?
How much is the Zakat on an amount of three thousand two hundred Saudi Riyals?
How is the zakat calculated for used gold owned for 14 years? Is it calculated for all those years? If so, how is the value of zakat calculated for past years, given the fluctuations in gold prices?
How is Zakat on wealth calculated, and how are the beginning of the Hawl (Zakat year) with a monthly salary increase determined, and in which currency is it calculated, and when is it to be given?
Is Zakat obligatory on salary according to the Maliki school of thought?
Is another zakat obligatory on crops prepared for trade after paying the zakat on the crops at harvest?
Which is more correct in determining the nisab of banknotes: 85 grams or 83 grams, and is it permissible to calculate the nisab using the value of 85/83 grams, given that the price of gold changes daily?
Is zakat obligatory on stored grains if a year has passed on them and they have reached the minimum threshold (nisab)?
How is the Zakat calculated for a ready-made clothing store if there are unsaleable goods purchased on credit, with part of the debt still outstanding, in addition to another loan for the house?
Is zakat related to the asset itself (ʿayn) or to the individual's obligation (dhimmah)?
Is zakat obligatory on camels that their owner feeds throughout the year?
Is zakat obligatory on money acquired from an interest-based source, without knowing the amount of the interest, whether the owner of the money is a Muslim or an apostate?
Is Zakat obligatory on the total surplus money from salaries in the bank account if some of it has not reached the hawl (one year) or the nisab (minimum threshold), while there is a large debt to the bank?
1- How is Zakat calculated on trade goods?
Is zakat obligatory on all that a person owns, such as bank balances and lands, or is it only obligatory on what exceeds the debt he owes?
What is the amount of Zakat due on a drilling machine that was purchased and rented out monthly, given that it recovers its capital after three years from the start of operation?
Is zakat obligatory on the amount from selling a car to one's father in installments, especially if the received amount has not yet reached the nisab? And is zakat paid on the amount received or on the entire debt? And is zakat obligatory every year if the installment payment period is prolonged?
Is Zakat obligatory on the income from leasing a portion of food refrigeration warehouses, or on the full value of the warehouses, or on the surplus of the revenue that has completed a hawl (lunar year)?
Is Zakat obligatory on an amount of four thousand Egyptian Pounds saved since August 2012 CE, without being invested?
Is Zakat obligatory on the amount paid for a car not yet received, and how is it to be given, and is it obligatory on the amount not yet paid?
How is Zakat calculated on money invested in a Mudarabah company: Is it on the profit only, or on the principal and profit together?