Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
How does a wife, who has no income, expiate her oath, and is it permissible for her to take from her husband's money or should she fast, and is she required to sell her gold if she owns any?
Is the zakat on money whose receipt is deferred for ten years due every year, like a hoped-for debt, or is the zakat due once upon its receipt at a rate of 2.5%, knowing that paying it for all years upon receipt would take away 25% of the money? And is it permissible to take what the bank adds to these funds to compensate for the deterioration of their purchasing power due to the high cost of living, or is this considered usury?
Is it permissible to pay a monthly sum to an orphan from the zakat on gold that has been held for a full year, annually?
Does the cost of fodder get added to the price of livestock when calculating Zakat, if a year has passed?
Is zakat obligatory on an amount of 16,000 dinars saved to buy a house, which has been held for a full year and from which 500 dinars in interest has been gained, knowing that a property was purchased with this amount after one year?
What is the Zakat on my wealth, or how is it to be paid, given that I have a saved amount, debts that have not yet been collected, four sheep, and debts upon me, including a debt of my late father?
Is zakat obligatory on the monthly salary from which nothing remains, and on the money sent by the sister, of which the remainder varies each year? Is it obligatory for the questioner to pay the zakat on her family's money on their behalf? Is zakat obligatory on money borrowed to pay off a debt? Is the questioner permitted to pay the zakat on her sister's money deposited with her without her permission?
Is it permissible to purchase a car for one's brother from zakat money and register it in his name, on the condition that he works with it and a percentage of its income is distributed to deserving sisters and others, considering all of this as a result of investing zakat money?
Is Zakat due on gold jewelry if it is sold after several years?
Am I obligated to pay zakat if the amount designated for marriage is depleted before a Hijri year has passed? And is the money I gave with the intention of zakat, without its conditions being met, considered money for purifying the usurious gains I unknowingly acquired?
Is it obligatory to maintain ties with a sister who insists on staying with her swindler, con-artist husband, visiting him in prison, and giving him money and food, and is it permissible to give her zakat?
Is Zakat obligatory on 100 grams of gold owned through a gift by a 15-year-old, or on the amount exceeding 85 grams of it, especially since he has no private money?
What is the ruling on a relative taking from zakat funds to change his university specialization, knowing that there are those among non-relatives who are more in need of it? And does concealing the possibility of exemption from university fees through academic excellence make the money unlawful? And what is the ruling on spending personal allowance on non-essential matters, while it could be used to pay university fees that are covered by zakat?
Is buying a gas water heater for a poor family with many children in the harsh winter considered an expenditure from zakat money, given that heating water on the stove exposes children to the risk of burns and colds?
What is the blood money (Diyya) for a Muslim in Saudi Arabia?
Is the Hajj of a person who has not paid Zakat on part of his money for many years valid, knowing that he performed Hajj with this money and intended to pay Zakat after returning, and he acknowledges the obligation of Zakat?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat to an uncle residing in occupied Palestine, who is in distress due to his wife’s illness, and owns lands that are expected to generate substantial wealth for him if he sells them?
How is Zakat on money calculated for a property built for sale, given outstanding installments, unsold units, tax expenses, and residential apartment installments? Are taxes and residential apartment installments deductible from the money subject to Zakat?
Is the husband's wealth, on which he does not pay zakat, considered unlawful, and is it permissible for the wife to partake of it, and how can his wealth be purified from the zakat he missed?
Is zakat obligatory on money saved by a divorced woman for the future?
Is it permissible to give the monetary value of gold gifted to Allah, as money, after the money becomes available?
What is the share of each heir from the estate of a man who died leaving two full brothers and five full sisters, and two uterine sisters, and did not leave children, nor parents, nor a wife, nor a will?
What is the value of Zakat on a sum of fifty thousand Egyptian Pounds, given a debt of thirty-three thousand Egyptian Pounds in monthly installments?
Is zakat obligatory on the remaining amount of money after purchasing a house and before the completion of a full hawl (lunar year), or on the amount paid at the completion of the hawl, and is zakat obligatory on debts that are not expected to be repaid?