Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is it obligatory to pay the Zakat for the past two years on behalf of the deceased from the inheritance, taking into consideration the heirs' refusal to do so, and is it better for the questioner to pay the full Zakat from their share, or to pay a percentage of it?
What is the ruling on disbursing money to a customer and then keeping it as a trust after a legitimate possession (al-qabd ash-shar'i) has taken place?
Is it permissible for a mother to take her daughter's money without her knowledge to use it for the needy, with the intention of returning it after receiving zakat funds from her other children?
What is the ruling on a daughter keeping a piece of gold she found in her deceased father's clothes, and what should she do with it now? Is it considered part of the estate and to be divided among the heirs? And are the deceased's clothes considered part of his estate?
Is the husband considered undutiful to his mother if he asks her to live with his siblings, knowing that she lived with him for eight months after he and his wife agreed to live separately, and her living with them caused problems between them, and she insists that he send his zakat money to his non-needy siblings?
What is the ruling on a wife who does not pay zakat on her money, and what is the ruling concerning the husband who suffers from his wife's rebellion (nushooz), and is it permissible for him to separate from her despite the presence of children?
Must the wife add the price of a car sold five years ago and an unspecified, untracked deferred mahr to her ornamental gold for the purpose of calculating Zakat? And is it sufficient for the husband to pay Zakat on his wealth on behalf of his wife's wealth in his possession? And must he pay Zakat on the gold if it reaches the nisab by adding these funds, or Zakat on the price of the car and the deferred mahr again?
How can a married couple perform the obligation of Zakat on their constantly changing wealth, clarifying which types of wealth are subject to Zakat and which are not, and is it permissible to give Zakat to the mentioned needy relatives, and what is the ruling on calculating Zakat at Eid al-Fitr, and is the price of the sacrificial animal considered part of Zakat?
How is Zakat calculated on an amount of 18,500 Riyals, divided into a debt owed by a friend, an amount invested in a project, and the remainder in the bank, and where should an expatriate pay it?
Is it permissible to withdraw a cash amount from another store using a credit card, in exchange for deducting the same amount from the card, in order to pay for purchases that only accept cash?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat at 2.5% on an amount invested in a project that yields a monthly return, or 10% of the monthly profit, or 10% of the total annual profits spent during the year?
Should commercial offers purchased for one thousand riyals—a sum that does not reach the minimum threshold (nisab)—have zakat paid on them in Ramadan, or does their individual year (hawl) begin only when they reach the minimum threshold?
Is it permissible to lie to one person to help another pay off a debt, such as the creditor claiming to be the original debtor to avert harm from his debtor?
Is zakat due on money collected from a gift by a deceased grandfather, and how is it calculated if due, in terms of the nisab (based on the current or previous price of silver), the hawl (one year), the number of years for which it must be paid, and does this include the years after the grandfather's death, and does its payment continue, and is it also obligatory for the brothers?
Is zakat obligatory on merchandise that is sold completely within four months, and thus a hawl (one year) does not pass on it? And what is the amount of this zakat?
What is the ruling on the zakat of a sum of money inherited by the wife, which has been spent with increases and decreases over the years? Is zakat due on it for past years, and what is its amount? Is it permissible for the husband to pay it from his own money? And what is the ruling on the zakat of gold jewelry owned by the wife and worn occasionally? Is zakat due on it for past years, and what is its amount? Is it due every year?
How is the estate of a deceased wife, whose parents and child predeceased her, calculated when she leaves behind a husband, one son, and two full brothers?
Is zakat obligatory on money and gold only once, or is it obligatory every year as long as the money is present, even if zakat has been previously paid on it?
What is the ruling on zakat for money that has not completed a full year (hawl)? And how is zakat paid on currencies acquired for hobby purposes whose authenticity is unknown? And is zakat obligatory on money saved to buy a car, even with a need for it?
Is Zakat obligatory on the heir's share from the sale of agricultural land if it reaches the nisab but a hawl (one year) has not passed on it due to spending on education, living expenses, and installments for a commercial shop?
Is it permissible for a father to give his Zakat al-mal to his indebted son in order to relieve him of his debt, especially if the father's intention was not to consider it a debt from the beginning?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal (money) as donations to Rohingya Muslims, or in the form of Iftar meals for fasters, or by donating to dig a water well in poor villages? And what is the expiation for intentionally breaking a fast day in Ramadan when I was young, for my deceased mother, and for my brother?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of three thousand riyals that has been untouched for a complete year, knowing that the questioner does not know the exact number of years that have passed, and what is the amount of zakat due?
Is zakat obligatory on orphans' wealth (savings and gold) collected from Sadaqat, and are the nisabs for gold and money calculated together? Is zakat obligatory on gold designated for adornment and savings? And is it permissible to give the zakat of one child to another?