Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is buying gold for savings in order to build a house considered hoarding, and is zakat obligatory on it if it has not reached the nisab and a full year has not passed?
Is it permissible to give a husband zakat on gold to pay off his bank debt, knowing that his remaining income is sufficient for the family's needs?
Is it permissible for a father to take a portion of his Zakat money to give to his two daughters for purchasing gold?
How is the Zakat calculated on an installment-based sum of money that was borrowed for five years?
Is it permissible to leave the partnership amount as zakat on wealth for the indebted partner, and then collect it from the husband and family to take it instead of the partner bearing the burden of repaying the amount?
Is it permissible to give zakat money to the widow of the husband's brother and her orphaned children, knowing that other relatives are sponsoring them?
What is the nisab (minimum amount upon which Zakat is due) for Zakat, by which gold standard is it measured, how is Zakat calculated on saved salary that might be used to buy a house, and is Zakat obligatory if the money falls below the nisab then returns to it, or if it is spent before a full year passes?
Is it permissible for her to use the Zakat and Sadaqah money that was given to her to take a certain exam, for another exam, or to open a private clinic, or must she inform the one who gave her the money about that?
What is the alternative today for restoring rights to their rightful owners, in light of the Arab regimes that plunder the peoples' wealth and do not pay zakat to the poor, by analogy with Abu Bakr's war against those who withheld zakat?
Is the father required to pay the value of the gold in money or in grams of gold after the increase in the price of gold over time?
Is it permissible for the wife to take one-fifth of her husband's money for herself and her children, and to pay the zakat on his money according to the Sunni school of thought, if the husband only wishes to pay one-fifth?
Is it permissible for the mosque's imam, who is entrusted with collecting and distributing zakat, to take a share designated for those who work on it, knowing that his monthly salary is for his role as an imam and not for his work with zakat?
Is it permissible to give a family, who has a mentally disabled daughter and wants to buy a used car to facilitate her transportation, from zakat money to cover the remaining cost of the car?
How is Zakat on money calculated, what is its nisab, is the nisab of gold equivalent to that of silver, and when is Zakat due on money that has been held for a full year with its increase, and is Ramadan considered an annual due date for Zakat if one started paying it in that month?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a maternal aunt who has cancer and limited financial resources, given that her husband has savings?
Is zakat obligatory on a remaining amount from a Tawarruq loan invested in stocks, after it has been subjected to successive losses, while the loan installments continue, and how is the overdue zakat calculated to clear one's liability?
Is Zakat obligatory on ornamental gold that has not been worn for 20 years, knowing that Zakat was paid on it once at the beginning of the marriage, and if it is obligatory, how is the Zakat for the past years calculated?
What is the amount of Zakat due on a commercial shop that was likened to having been burned, and what is the ruling on Zakat for fixed assets such as refrigerators and shelves?
How is zakat calculated on an amount of 9,0 Libyan Dinars, taking into account the ownership of a car and undeveloped land, and knowing that the common nisab for zakat is 1,0 Libyan Dinars, on which a percentage of 2.5% is to be paid?
Is it permissible for a wife to take from the money of her miserly husband, who neither gives charity nor pays zakat, without his knowledge, in order to pay zakat from it?
Must a person return the financial aid received for treatment after his treatment costs have been reimbursed by the hospital? And is it permissible for him to dispose of the money from the municipality that arrived late and was designated for treatment, especially if he believes that it will not reach its treasury and will be used by officials?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to donate or send Zakat for the construction of churches in his country or any other country?
What is the permissible amount of jewelry and gold for a woman to keep for adornment, and does this fall under the scope of the noble verse: "And those who hoard gold and silver and do not spend it in the way of Allah – give them tidings of a painful punishment," and how is the Zakat on gold designated for adornment paid, and how many times a year?
- Is the Zakat on an employee's wealth to be calculated from the gross amount or the net amount after deducting taxes and other deductions? What is its amount and how is it to be paid (annually or monthly)? - Can the owner of wealth that was entrusted to someone for investment and was entirely lost in the first operation count the lost money as Zakat for his wealth? If so, to what extent?