Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is it permissible to receive a pension from the governmental Social Security Corporation, given that monthly deductions are obligatory and the corporation's investments are not necessarily Shariah-compliant? And is Zakat due on the amount paid to Social Security throughout the years of service?
Is it permissible for a woman to take from her husband's zakat money if he withholds financial support from her and her children?
Is zakat obligatory on a clothing store, which has reached the nisab and a hawl (year) has passed over it, knowing that I withdraw from its profits to spend on medical treatment and my family?
Should a woman pay zakat on gold for the seven years her father withheld it from her, or does the calculation begin from the time she received it?
Is it permissible to pay for a mother's surgical operation from my Zakat money if she cannot afford it?
Is Zakat obligatory on money that was used to purchase a house and then sold before the end of the Hawl (Zakat year)?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who deposits her money with a gold merchant and then chooses from him later, whether she specified the type of item beforehand or not?
What is the zakat due on a sum of $2,600 US dollars that has completed a full year (hawl), knowing that the nisab is $1,000 US dollars?
Should Zakat be paid on the highest value of money or on its lowest value if the money fluctuates between increase and decrease during the year?
What is the religious ruling regarding businessmen who lavishly spend their money on marrying actresses and on private entertainment, while others suffer from poverty and hunger?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal (money Zakat) to pay off the debt of an indebted brother, and is it permissible to pay his debt directly to the creditors without informing him beforehand, and is it obligatory to inform him that this money is from Zakat?
What is the ruling on money that a grandmother received as Zakat, then lent out, knowing that she did not pay Zakat on it under the pretext that it was Zakat money, and is it sufficient to give charity with an intention other than Zakat for past years?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat in two installments if it becomes due at the beginning of Ramadan?
Is it permissible to eat from the food of a family that includes a portion of zakat money, knowing that I wish to marry one of the daughters of this family and live with them after marriage? What is the correct course of action in these two situations?
Is it permissible to consider money that was set aside with the intention of Zakat, but did not meet its conditions, as funds for interest-bearing debt to alleviate the burden of debts, instead of considering it as charity?
Can a person demand from a woman the money he gave her from Zakat for a surgical operation that did not take place, and it was said that she is not needy?
Is money earned from working in a satellite channel that broadcasts news and religious programs, but features unveiled female presenters and music, considered mixed money? And how is the amount of permissible money from it determined? And must the accumulated money from it be spent on Muslim interests if it is illicit? And is it permissible to keep it to buy an apartment? And is zakat obligatory on it? And does the hadith "Whoever introduces a bad practice will be accountable for it and for the deeds of those who follow it" apply to it due to what is shown on the channel?
What is the ruling on zakat for jewelry kept for adornment if my mother has been paying zakat on it for many years from haram usurious money, and she was unaware of this? And is it obligatory to re-evaluate the zakat on gold designated for savings, for which zakat was paid from haram money?
What is the ruling on a wife disposing of her husband's money by depositing it into her private account or buying gold without his explicit permission and repeating such actions, and is the husband in the right in what he believes?
How precisely is Zakat calculated on money, gold, and real estate?
Is my sister's purchase of gold with zakat money I gave her considered to invalidate the distribution of zakat, and is it permissible for me to give her zakat in the future given that she is married and her husband is employed?
Is it permissible to give Zakat as a loan on the condition that the person repays it as Zakat al-Mal?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on money by purchasing school books and distributing them to poor students?
How can one seek help through patience in times of tribulation, and is it permissible for the one entrusted with distributing Zakat to the poor and needy to take a portion of it for himself, knowing that the owner of the money cannot be informed of this?