Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
How is the Zakat nisab calculated for money saved from the monthly salary, and how is the Zakat to be paid when the amount is converted to another currency?
Is it permissible for me to give my zakat to my brother who is unemployed and going through difficult health conditions, especially since his son has returned to live with him, knowing that he is somewhat extravagant? And is it better to give him money or to buy what he and his son need?
Is it permissible to count the money that a husband gives to his family to cover the expenses of his siblings' studies in private universities as Zakat money?
How can one atone for not paying the obligatory zakat on wealth?
Is Zakat due on shares of a food company that were purchased for speculation, then speculation on them ceased for four years and they lost 80% of their value? And how is their Zakat calculated for the past years if it is obligatory, knowing that a portion of the invested amount was a loan?
Is Zakat obligatory on a housing loan granted by a company to an employee in exchange for mortgaging his house?
How much is the blood money (diyya) for unintentional, semi-intentional, and intentional killing in Indonesia and Libya?
How is Zakat to be paid on a monthly salary of 5,000 Egyptian Pounds, knowing that I have been living in rented accommodation for 15 years and my employment contract has a year and a half remaining?
What is the appropriate action for someone burdened by debts, who is currently unable to repay them, especially given a large family and compelling circumstances?
What is the ruling on my taking an unconditional portion of the funds from the relief projects I manage with the intention of repaying it later as a debt, and does this affect the acceptance of my prayers, especially my frequent prayer that I not enter the grave while owing anyone a debt, and will my mother's رضا (contentment/blessing) with me benefit me in getting rid of these problems, and will this action negatively impact my family and children?
What is the ruling on the actions taken by the wife towards her husband and his father, and what are the resulting rights and obligations? Does the husband deserve what happened to him? And is he obligated to return the movables or pay alimony if he is imprisoned, given that she denied receiving the money for the gold when the apartment was returned?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a poor brother whose salary is insufficient to cover his children's expenses and their private school fees?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money that has been held for a full year and was compensation for an injury in a traffic accident?
Is it permissible to accept 'Eidiya (a gift of money given on holidays) from a brother who does not pay Zakat, knowing this?
How is Zakat paid on money valued in Euros? Is it a condition to convert it to the local currency? And are fixed expenses deducted from the money before Zakat is paid?
Should zakat be paid on houses designated for recreation?
Is Zakat obligatory on the remaining kilograms of gold after the partner's theft? And what is its amount?
Is it permissible to give a maternal half-brother a sum from Zakat to cover his marriage expenses, such that the necessities are purchased instead of handing him the amount in cash?
Is it permissible to take an increase on the amount paid as a down payment for the purchase of an apartment that has not yet been received after two years, due to the depreciation of the original amount's value in the real estate market and missed opportunities, and is Zakat obligatory on the original amount upon its retrieval, knowing that a portion of it was borrowed when it was paid?
What is the ruling on the zakat of orphans’ money held in the bank, which cannot be accessed until they reach the age of 21, given that the guardian is unable to pay the zakat from his own money? Is zakat obligatory on it despite the inability to access it, or is it deferred until it can be accessed, whereupon the zakat for past years is then paid?
Is a woman entitled to claim her gold that her father took without her knowledge, and is the father sinful for doing this, and what is the legitimate way to claim it without sin?
Is it permissible to take a percentage of zakat funds – from the category of those who administer it – and what is the amount of this percentage if it is permissible?
Is it permissible for a wife to pay her zakat to her indebted husband if he will spend the money on household expenses and the children, thereby benefiting her and her children, who are her dependents?
Is the disbursement of 25,000 pounds from my money to the heirs (grandfather, grandmother, and sisters) sufficient as an expiation for me and my wife due to a miscarriage?