Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is zakat obligatory on money allocated for building a house in stages on land that has been purchased?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on trade goods in kind, and at what value is it calculated (purchase or actual), and does the giver choose the type of goods or does the poor person choose?
Is it permissible to give Zakat money to a non-Muslim driver who is in need of his salary, knowing that his family is in financial distress?
Is it permissible for the second son to pay the zakat on his money to his third brother to help him get married?
Is it forbidden for two sisters to exchange two gold rings of the same karats (light karats) if the concern is only with the appearance and the weight is not precisely observed, knowing that the two rings are close in weight?
How are credit cards (MasterCard or Visa) handled in the sale of gold and silver, given that these cards delay the deposit of the amount into the store's account by two or three days, which may conflict with the condition of immediate possession in the sale of gold for gold and silver for silver, or when their types differ?
What is the ruling on the zakat of saved money that has reached the nisab and a hawl has passed over it? Is zakat obligatory from the time one learns of the religious ruling, or from the time the nisab is completed? Is zakat calculated only on the nisab, or on all money and gold? Is the current month's salary included in the zakat calculation? How is the zakat on gold valued: at its purchase price or its current selling price? To whom should zakat be paid? Is it permissible to give it to one's mother, or to family members, or to a poor person in need of surgery?
Is it permissible to give a married son a portion of the father's zakat, with the intention of sharing the reward and the zakat in this amount?
Is Zakat due on money invested in an Islamic bank for a period of 3 years annually, or at the end of the investment period by paying the full amount after knowing the outcome?
Is Zakat obligatory on money designated for building a house, for which a building permit has not yet been obtained, and from which withdrawals are made for living expenses due to insufficient salary?
How long should the woman who found a single gold earring in her son's school wait before it becomes her property, knowing that she wishes to contact the school to publicize it better?
Is it permissible to count the money spent to cover a brother's study expenses as part of the zakat expenditures?
هل يجب إخراج جزء من المال الذي يعثر عليه المرء لله؟
Is it permissible to give Zakat to a family whose women own gold, knowing that they are not extremely poor but are in need of money?
Does a sister's giving money to her needy brother count as zakat, and would she be considered sinful if she is unable to pay the zakat on this money after giving it to her brother?
Is zakat obligatory on money set aside to purchase a house whose price has not yet been fully paid, and how is it calculated for past years if zakat has not been paid on it before?
Can assistance be provided for purchasing my gold so that I can pay Zakat on it, given that I don't have the money for it and my sister is ill?
Was the father's giving of half his deceased daughter's money and gold to her husband, in his capacity as guardian of their six-year-old daughter, correct, and does she have a share in the amount given by the charity?
What is the ruling on giving Zakat to individuals who use its money to buy short, revealing clothes and shoulder abayas, knowing that they are in need?
Does the annual sum paid by my friend count as a halāl return on my unrecovered money, and is zakat obligatory only on this return or on the principal amount?
What is the expiation for an abortion in the third month when forced, and what is the amount of its blood money in Saudi Riyals, and who pays it, and can it be paid to charity organizations?
Does zakat become obligatory on the amount returning from the sale of the wife's gold, deposited in an Islamic savings account, if a year passes over it, especially if the wife no longer possesses gold? And does zakat become obligatory on an amount saved for purchasing essential life necessities like a refrigerator, washing machine, and furniture, if it reaches the nisab and a year passes over it, given the current inability to purchase due to the siege? And how is the zakat calculated for gold that was purchased with the intention of saving for $3000, then its value increased to $3500 before the completion of the year on the original amount; is zakat paid only on the original value, or on the total value, or are the profits' zakat separated?
Which is the correct conversion for an ounce of gold to grams: is an ounce equal to 28.3495231 grams, or 31.1034768 grams, for the purpose of calculating overdue Zakat, given that a gold seller stated it is 31.1?
Is Zakat obligatory on money saved to buy a house, or does its obligation cease after the purchase?