Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is it obligatory for children to pay Zakat from their own money if their father delays paying it on their behalf, knowing that he is doing so as a donation?
Is a mother obliged to pay her zakat on her money to her son or to other relatives if her husband is poor?
Is it permissible for the husband to pay off his wife's debt to him from his Zakat money, by waiving the remaining amount for her, or by giving her the money for her to pay him back?
Is Zakat due on a benevolent loan (Qard Hasan) that was repaid after several years, and is it due for one year or for all the past years?
What is the value of the obligatory Zakat on an amount of fifty thousand Qatari Riyals that has completed a full year (hawl), and is Zakat paid from the principal amount or from the monthly income?
Is it permissible to sell gold for a loan or exchange it for old gold with an additional sum of money, under the pretext that gold has become a commodity bought and sold like any other, and that the currency is paper money and not gold and silver as it was in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?
1. Is it permissible for the son to pay the father's Zakat al-Mal (obligatory charity on wealth) from his own money, even if the father is financially capable? 2. How is Zakat calculated for land whose value has not been known for the past five years? 3. How is Zakat paid on shares that do not yield profits?
Does the amount of shop rent paid five years in advance fall within the Zakat-liable assets?
Is money taken from a charitable committee forbidden (haram) or permissible (ja'iz) with sin, after lying in some details of the assistance request, even though I am one of those eligible for Zakat?
Is it permissible to give zakat money to a poor brother who owns an expensive house, and is it permissible to divide the zakat into monthly installments?
How is the estate of a woman who died leaving a husband, five sons, and four daughters divided, including money, gold, and land? Is it permissible to donate money as an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) on her behalf with the agreement of the heirs? Is it permissible for the males (including the husband) to waive their share of the gold in favor of the females?
Is Zakat obligatory on borrowed money?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat money to purchase endowment shares?
How can I calculate and pay Zakat for past years in which I did not do so, given that my salary has changed over the years and there are amounts I spent whose exact measure I do not remember, knowing that the amount I currently have is 121,604 Dirhams?
Is it permissible to give zakat to the indebted sister who borrows money to pay installments on her house, is about to get married, and is planning an extravagant wedding, knowing that she lives with the zakat payer, who covers the household expenses?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a poor person other than the one specified by the owner of the money, after being unable to reach him, or to give it to a needy relative without informing the original zakat payer?
Is a dentist liable for blood money amounting to five camels for extracting a tooth from an orphaned girl due to a diagnostic error, or is it to be calculated by its value in gold or silver?
Is it permissible to give zakat to pay off a debt on behalf of an imprisoned person, or for the creditor to deduct his debt from zakat money?
Can the mufti, in view of the renewed and changing reality, introduce a change in rulings that are definitive in their establishment and meaning, based on the action of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when he withheld money from those whose hearts were to be reconciled [the "Mu'allafatu Qulubuhum"] and suspended the Hadd punishment for theft in the Year of the Ash?
Is zakat obligatory on gold sold due to need after a year has passed since its purchase?
What is the ruling concerning the money the questioner received from a government office in exchange for work she did not perform at her brother's bakery, and how should she deal with the amount she spent and the portion with which she bought gold, especially given that the bakery has closed down?
Is zakat due on the mother for the money she loaned to her son, and is it permissible for the son to pay this zakat on her behalf from his own money, and does he continue to pay it after the debt is settled?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of 8,0 Riyals saved for three years, whether it is stored or invested in commercial projects?
Is the wife sinful if she does not pay the zakat on her gold designated for adornment due to her husband's refusal?