Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is it Islamically permissible to deduct a sum of money that was paid to reserve a plot of land in a lottery, considering it a debt owed by the zakat payer when calculating the zakatable amount, knowing that the sum was later refunded? And how can this error be corrected if it exists?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat in the form of paint for the poor house of the wife's family, instead of giving them money, if the value of the paint is equal to the amount of Zakat and they are in need of it?
Is it possible to remove magic by reciting the Quran over water without the enchanted person's knowledge, and is belief in ruqyah a prerequisite for healing? Is it permissible to take money from one's father without his knowledge for charity, zakat, or personal expenses? Is kaffarah for fasting obligatory for someone who stole their mother's gold and has repented from that?
What is the ruling on trading in foreign currencies (Forex) using the speculation system, where the profit ratio is 60% for clients and 40% for the speculator, with an Islamic account that avoids usurious transactions, and trading is halted when losses reach 20% of the capital, and without trading in gold and silver?
Am I obligated to pay Zakat on money deposited in my name for 10 years, and how is it calculated if it is in a fluctuating foreign currency, and how can the source of this money, which came from a shop selling alcohol and pork, be analyzed, and what is my duty towards my deceased father?
Is it permissible for a father to marry off his son using Zakat funds, knowing that the son is financially struggling, uneducated, and earns a low wage?
Is zakat obligatory on the sum of one million nine hundred thousand dinars remaining from the price of a car inherited by orphans, knowing that the amount was six million dinars, of which three million was paid as a first installment and the rest in installments, and the mother participated in a monthly جمعية (cooperative society) to preserve the money?
Is it permissible to consider the amount owed to the father as the cost of furnishing the son's house to waive the zakat for three years? What is the ruling if the son later reclaims the amount and buys a ready-made house instead of furnishing his own? Is it permissible to pay zakat money to the father to settle a debt? Can the son keep a portion of the debt paid with zakat if the father later repays the full amount, knowing that the son's house is still under construction and that he contributes more than 50% of the father's household expenses?
What is the amount of savings upon which a year has passed, and how is its Zakat to be paid?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal (obligatory charity on wealth) to needy families who own a small amount of gold for adornment, knowing that they are not extremely poor but are in dire need of money?
Is it permissible to pay zakat money for the purpose of constructing a wooden kitchen, equivalent to the value of the zakat, for a needy widow who supports orphans and is preparing her daughter for marriage?
Is the wife's father entitled to object to the husband's selling of his daughter's gold, which was done with her consent and at her request, and is he entitled to reprimand the husband for that, and to what extent does he have authority over his daughter's money?
Is Zakat obligatory on ornamental gold if it reaches the nisab, and if it is obligatory, is it permissible to sell a portion of it to pay Zakat if no money is available, and what if the gold falls below the nisab after selling a portion of it?
Is it permissible to calculate zakat from an amount that my colleague disposed of before it reached me?
Is it permissible to give the fetus's blood money to the mother and siblings, or to donate it as charity? What is the amount of one-tenth, and is 213 grams of gold the amount of the blood money?
What is the ruling on one who takes zakat when they are not among its rightful recipients, and what is their punishment on the Day of Resurrection?
If someone has gold that reaches the Nisab, and its market value increases two months before the due date of the Hawl (lunar year), is the Zakat to be paid on the original purchase value or on its value after the increase?
Is zakat obligatory on money paid to reserve a commodity (cement) that was delayed in delivery and sold later?
What is the amount of zakat on gold designated for adornment and savings, and is it permissible for the husband to pay it from his own money instead of his wife's, knowing that a portion of it has been sold and the wife wishes to pay its zakat?
How do I pay zakat on an amount of 386 dinars if the original amount (3386 dinars) has been held for a full year, knowing that the current nisab is one thousand dinars?
Is the money given to a person with the intention of Zakat, and then used by him to build a house instead of treating his eye, considered acceptable Zakat, knowing that he has a source of income but his housing situation is difficult?
Is zakat obligatory on the trade of animals such as mules and donkeys?
What is the ruling on zakat for gold mortgaged for personal use, and upon whom is the zakat obligatory: the mortgagor or the owner of the gold?
Does what the father does, distributing fresh and dried dates, suffice for the zakat on palm trees, knowing that most of the beneficiaries are not eligible for zakat, and the distributed quantity might be more than the zakat amount? And must I pay the zakat in cash from my own money for this year and for previous years in which zakat was not paid, which may amount to 30 years or more, based on an estimate of 250 kilograms per palm tree?