Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is it permissible to give charity or pay Zakat with the intention of settling the debt of a deceased father, if the creditors are unknown?
Is the money the questioner received from social security by irregular means, knowing that she was married, unlawful, and must she return it, especially since she asked a mosque imam and he issued a fatwa that she does not have to return it because she is among those eligible for zakat?
Is it permissible to use the price of a gold ring found with the intention of donating it to charity for the purpose of performing Umrah?
How do I pay zakat on my money for the past six years, which has not had a full year pass on it because it is profit from an establishment that is constantly entering and exiting?
Is it permissible to give Zakat to one's sister's husband, who has a sufficient salary and wishes to complete the finishing touches on an apartment built for him by his father and brothers, and who needs funds for furnishing and heating, knowing that he is a smoker? Should he be given all of the Zakat or only a portion of it? And is he considered to be among the needy (Masakeen)?
Is it permissible to give Zakat to the building's doorman who needs money for his wife's open-heart surgery?
Will the gold be lost if I do not pay its Zakat, knowing that it is for adornment only?
Must a Muslim pay zakat for a full year after his conversion to Islam, or after a year from acquiring the money even if that was before Islam? And is it permissible to pay zakat in advance, one or two months before the end of the year?
When is Zakat on money obligatory, and is it permissible to give it to a brother to help him finish furnishing his wedding apartment?
Is Zakat obligatory on lent money that will not be returned until after a year (hawl), given that the time for Zakat payment falls due before the money is recovered?
Is zakat obligatory on money that has been borrowed and invested in trade if a Hawl (one lunar year) has passed on the principal, but the profits were not collected until two months after the Hawl? What is the obligatory amount of zakat, and should it be on the entire capital or only on the profits? Is zakat obligatory on the uninvested portion of the loan?
Is it permissible to give zakat to the needy children of a deceased sister whose father had given them money to invest?
When is the Zakat on salary obligatory for the first time?
Is it permissible for my paternal aunt to help me with Zakat money to pay off my debts, which exceed 260,000?
Is it permissible to give needy siblings from zakat and vows, and is the one who undertakes her brother's education rewarded, and is she sinful for concealing that from her husband?
How can Zakat al-Mal be given for a blacksmith?
Is it permissible to give the father from the zakat on gold to pay off his debt?
What is the ruling on buying silver or gold jewelry inlaid with beads and stones, knowing that the weight of the gold or silver includes the weight of the stones?
Does a divorce become effective if a husband made it contingent on selling his wife's gold within a month, and then the gold was sold before the end of that period, knowing that his intention was to use the money for a project, but he spent part of it on other matters and used the remainder for a different project?
Is seeking a divorce considered a sin if the wife's harsh experience with her husband has been repeated, especially given the verbal abuse, threats, and the husband's appropriation of her money despite his ability to provide for her, knowing that he prays and gives zakat, that she is his second wife, and that she lives with him abroad without adequate housing provided for her?
Is it permissible for a mother to give her unemployed and unmarried daughters from her Zakat money, if their father is well-off but refuses to spend on them except for food?
When is zakat due on the accumulated money of the wife held by her husband, and is it sufficient to pay zakat on it when the amounts are settled with her?
Is it permissible to allocate an amount from the annual Zakat (128 Egyptian pounds) for building a mosque, in response to a request from someone who helped find accommodation, and is it permissible to divide this amount into three monthly installments, especially given the existence of debt and high living costs?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a married brother who has four children and works, and whose salary is barely enough for him without any savings?