Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is zakat obligatory on ornamental gold that exceeds the niṣāb, and is it considered for adornment if its owner intends to sell it when needed, and what should she do if her husband is not convinced of its obligation?
What is the ruling on buying bracelets from a goldsmith with money that I had previously left with him?
Is it permissible to purchase an apartment building with Zakat funds to house the poor and the needy?
Is it permissible to deduct the amount of debt from the principal of zakat every year?
Is zakat obligatory on gold designated for adornment and for sale when needed? What is the preponderant opinion on this, and what needs to be done concerning past years in which zakat was not paid?
What is the amount due as Zakat on money collected for building a house, from which a down payment has already been spent on building supplies?
Is it permissible to delay giving the obligatory Zakat until next year due to difficulty in sending it to the needy in the homeland, who are more in need of it than those residing in the current country of residence?
What is the ruling on investing money in an Islamic bank deposit with a variable annual profit rate of 3%, with a 2.5% zakat on the capital, leaving a net profit of 0.5%, given the absence of other investment alternatives and the lack of trustworthy individuals in the market to manage the money?
Is it obligatory for one who neglected to pay zakat for years and then had her money stolen, to make up for the zakat of the past years, or does the theft serve as expiation for not paying it?
Is zakat obligatory on money saved to buy a car after it has been spent and one has incurred debt?
Is zakat on money obligatory for the owner of the shop, or for each partner in the capital, and what is the amount of zakat that must be paid?
What is the legally prescribed blood money (Diyya Shar'iyya) for a case of total disability in Qatar, if work-related injuries are calculated based on the percentage of disability out of total disability, and total disability is equal to the legally prescribed blood money for death?
How much is the blood money (Diyya) due for a husband who died in a car accident, and among his heirs (his mother, his wife, his brothers, his sisters) upon whom should it be divided, and what is the share of each heir, knowing that he has no children?
What is the amount of zakat due on a monthly salary, bearing in mind that the salary is deposited into a bank account and it is not possible to determine the exact amount of money on which a whole year has passed (hawl)?
Is zakat on money obligatory for the entire amount (6000 EGP) if two sums of money are combined (3000 EGP on which previous zakat was due and 3000 EGP new money) and a hawl (lunar year) has passed over both simultaneously, or is zakat due only on the new amount?
Are paper currencies and circulating money considered a violation of the Prophetic hadiths that prohibit selling for anything other than dinars and dirhams, and threaten punishment for those who engage in transactions with commodities [instead of currency]?
Is it permissible to give zakat to an insolvent merchant who owes us money, on condition that he repays it to us after he takes possession of it and agrees to that?
Is zakat due on a rented commercial asset if its annual profit is 2000 Tunisian dinars, knowing that the zakat threshold for money in Tunisia is 3800 dinars?
How is the Zakat calculated for a sum of 9,600 Euros saved over a full year at a rate of 800 Euros per month?
Is Zakat obligatory on the value of half a shop used for work, not for trade, and on a house offered for sale with the intention of living in it, not for trade, knowing that a year has passed since the house was offered for sale?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of money lent by a person to be used as a down payment for purchasing an apartment, knowing that the intention to purchase was not present at the time of lending? And how is it to be paid in Zakat if the purchase is not made and the loan is recovered after a year or more?
Is Zakat due on all the gold that has not had Zakat paid on it for four years, or is it only due on the portion of it upon which a [lunar] year has passed and which has not been used?
How is Zakat calculated for the past period when the accounts for the previous year are unknown, and should the calculation start from today or await the beginning of the next year?
How is the estate of a deceased woman divided, given that she has 3 sons and 4 daughters, and knowing that the estate consists of two properties (one fully occupied, and the other with 5 occupied apartments and one vacant apartment, and 3 commercial shops), in addition to a cash amount of 50,000 pounds and 100 grams of gold?