Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Which is better: building a mosque or helping a brother build his house when he is unable to do so on his own, knowing that the money is not designated for zakat?
Is it permissible to complete the Hajj amount from the monthly allowance received from social welfare, knowing that this money is heard to be from charities and zakat?
Is it forbidden to give money to children and relatives in exchange for their care of their sick mother? And is it obligatory to pay Zakat on the mother's money without her knowledge if she refuses it?
Is it permissible for a mother to take charity from benefactors due to her husband's stinginess and the large number of children who are still studying?
Is zakat obligatory immediately upon the money reaching the nisab for the first time, or must one wait for a full year to pass on it?
Is it permissible for the husband to give the Zakat al-Mal (obligatory charity on wealth) to his employed brothers, claiming it is a gift and a housewarming present for a new home, even though they are not in need? And is the wife sinful for disagreeing with his opinion without him listening to her? And what should the wife do who felt extreme distress and fear, and interrupted her prayer in the mosque, and is feeling afraid of death and taking psychological treatment, and is advised to perform ruqyah but is afraid of it?
Is it permissible to withdraw usurious interest deposited in banks in Egypt from another fund in Kuwait, on condition that this fund be replenished upon returning to Egypt? And is Zakat obligatory on money that reached the nisab and a full year passed over it, and then another fund was added to it over which a full year has not yet passed?
Is zakat obligatory on a residential plot of land that was purchased to preserve money for an orphaned daughter, and not for trade or construction? And is its zakat assessed like that of gold?
Is Zakat obligatory on money saved in a bank, given that the father provides for the young man throughout his life, during his working days and after he leaves his job?
What is the obligatory Zakat on an amount of 1950 dinars that has completed a full year (hawl), after its original amount was 2000 dinars and its Zakat was previously paid, knowing that the nisab is 1000 dinars and the money is saved for marriage?
Is it permissible to lend money to a smoker, knowing that he will use it to buy cigarettes, but he needs it for another urgent necessity?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a woman who sells simple goods and is not well-off, and how are the legal نصاب (minimum amount on which zakat is due) and the timing of paying zakat calculated?
Must Zakat be paid on shares for the past two years, and what is its amount, and is it permissible to give it to a needy brother who is about to get married?
Is zakat on money due in the month of Rabi' al-Awwal on the amount saved (principal and previous earnings), in addition to the expected rate of return up to this month, even if the new earnings have not been actually added to the account?
Is Zakat obligatory on the remaining amount (90%) of the car's price that is in my possession but has not yet been delivered, knowing that I have only paid 10% of its value and the delivery date has not yet arrived?
Is Zakat obligatory on money in which unlawful (haram) has mixed with lawful (halal) after the manager's forgiveness for shortcomings at work?
Is the money left by the deceased father in his wife's bank account, concerning which he told her before his death, "This money is for you and the girls, as compensation for my absence and your deprivation of me, and for your effort in raising the girls, and when I return, I will distribute this money justly between you and the girls," considered an inheritance or property belonging to the wife and daughters, bearing in mind that the deceased owed obligatory zakat which he had not paid?
Is it permissible for a mother to pay her son's university tuition from her zakat on gold?
Is zakat obligatory on money saved in a piggy bank when the amount is unknown, and how is it calculated, and is it permissible to pay it on behalf of relatives?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on wealth to the wife's brother who is indebted to his parents, and to the father who is indebted?
Is it permissible to take from the Zakat money, which I was entrusted to distribute, to meet a personal need without the knowledge of the one who entrusted me?
Is one sinful if he does not inform his father of a large sum he received from his company's profits, despite his father's need for this money?
Is 2.5% zakat obligatory on money saved to pay a housing loan if one is unable to work, and is it permissible to give zakat to a maternal grandmother who has no provider other than her daughter?
Is Zakat obligatory on an apple crop that reaches 60 tons annually, and when can the produce of this orchard be sold?