Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
How is the zakat calculated and paid for a sum of money designated for speculation in pure stocks, especially since this amount has changed over previous years, given that the questioner was not previously aware of the obligation of zakat upon it?
Is it permissible to give an indebted brother from zakat money, and is it permissible to collect the zakat of siblings to give to him if the individual zakat amount is not enough to cover his entire debt?
What must I pay from my zakat money this year and when, taking into account the dates the nisab for gold and silver was reached and the actual dates for paying zakat?
How is the Zakat on money calculated for investment certificates with a quarterly return that have completed a full year (hawl), knowing that it is currently not possible to invest the money outside of banks?
Is stolen money considered zakat or sadaqa?
How is the zakat calculated for Ta'if rose oil products, knowing that their selling price in the questioner's country is variable and unstable, and there are a few shops that sell them at a price much higher than the purchase price?
Is the wife obligated to re-pay the zakat on gold that she gave to her parents, given that she did not know it was impermissible to do so?
Is it permissible to give zakat on money to one's nephews whom the zakat payer supports, in the form of clothing or by helping them prepare for marriage, or is this not permissible?
How is Zakat calculated on accumulated money in two bank accounts, one in Egyptian Pounds and the other in US Dollars: Is each account calculated separately, or is the dollar value converted to Egyptian Pounds, and at what exchange rate (at the time Zakat is due or the current rate)? And does the same apply to silver and gold prices?
How is the Zakat calculated for an amount of EGP 27,000, distributed between a bank savings certificate and a declining current account, knowing that the father annually pays Zakat on the entire amount?
Is Zakat obligatory on an inheritance that the heir has not received until reaching the legal age, and is it obligatory retroactively from the date of the parents' death? What is the ruling on Zakat for a monthly sum inherited from the state that is spent regularly? And is money taken from the share of relatives in the inheritance of a house sold by virtue of positive law considered legitimate money on which Zakat is obligatory?
Is it permissible to increase the deferred Mahr (Sadaq) to guarantee the wife’s rights in the event of the husband’s death, given that the common fatwa in Iraq does not permit an increase beyond 19 mithqals of gold unless annual zakat becomes obligatory on the increase even before its possession?
Is zakat obligatory on an amount of 25,000 collected from Hafiz and social security salaries, allocated for continuing education and spending on the institute, and if obligatory, how much is it?
How can I pay zakat on my bank account for last year if I don't remember the amount that was in it?
Is it permissible for family members, including the grandmother who owns real estate and money, and the mother who suffers from her husband's shortcomings, to take zakat money that has been given to them for years, knowing that some of them have become wealthy?
Is it permissible to resort to the judiciary to determine the amount of blood money (Diyya) after the family of the deceased woman rejects the offered amount, knowing that the husband is imprisoned and unable to pay the amount they are demanding?
How is the legal Nisab for Zakat calculated if savings are in Euros, and what is the price of 85 grams of gold in Euros or its equivalent in Saudi Riyals for conversion? Is Zakat obligatory on the remaining amount in the bank if its Zakat was paid in the previous year? Is it a condition to know the prices of gold in previous years to calculate overdue Zakat? Is Zakat obligatory on gold worn for special occasions, and is Zakat on gold paid once or every year?
Is a recently converted Filipino Muslim, sentenced to nine years in prison and payment of 200,000 Riyals as blood money for intentional killing, eligible to be considered among those in debt (gharimin) who are deserving of zakat, knowing that he possesses neither money nor a family (aqila) to support him?
Is it permissible for me to benefit from the jewelry that caused the engagement to be broken in another engagement, and is Zakat obligatory on it, and is it permissible for me to benefit from the investment certificates saved for me?
Is it permissible to borrow from an Islamic bank in one country to invest the amount in deposits and savings certificates with an Islamic bank in another country, and is Zakat obligatory on the borrowed amount from which only a quarter has been repaid?
Is zakat obligatory on an apartment that was purchased with the intention of preserving money and perhaps selling it later, knowing that the husband sometimes borrows to pay its installments and does not have surplus funds?
Is Zakat obligatory upon a merchant brother who lost his money and entered a cycle of debt due to a failed import deal, knowing that he owns a shared house and a productive agricultural land that has not yet yielded? And if it is obligatory, would the Zakat be substantial?
Is zakat obligatory on the money remaining with the contractor when the time for zakat is due, while he continues to work?
Is it permissible for a brother to pay off his sister's debt from his zakat money, knowing that she is employed, divorced, has two daughters, and bought a house with a loan to live in?