Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
What is the required legal action to be taken by the Zakat committee regarding the behavior of a poor man who bought cigarettes with a shopping card designated for food items after being warned by the seller?
- Is zakat due on profits or on the value of goods, and is it to be paid from the same money on which a year has passed or from other money? - Is zakat due on worn gold?
Is what was given out as Zakat from less than the Nisab, or from the wife's gold (dowry), accepted as Zakat to its extent, and the remainder considered charity?
Is it permissible to spend Zakat money to invite a friend for Umrah with the intention of his reform and drawing him closer to Islam, and does this fall under the category of Da'wah (inviting to Islam)?
Is it permissible for a man to give his divorced daughter and her children from his Zakat money, knowing that her ex-husband does not provide for them?
Is it permissible to take this year's installment from the husband's sister to pay part of the price of a gold set, with the remainder paid from the Zakat funds allocated to her?
Why is the zakat rate 2.5% according to Sunnis, what is it according to Shiites, and what is the proof of each?
What is the ruling on zakat for gold that has been held for years? Is the zakat taken from the father's share or from all the money? And what is incumbent upon the father if he was ignorant of the obligation of zakat for 15 years?
Does the guardian grandmother retain the bail money received for each of her minor grandchildren individually, or does she collect it for them jointly, knowing that these are individual bails and they eat together?
What is the ruling on paying Zakat to a chaste man who has children and cannot find the means to help him marry a second wife?
Is it valid when giving out zakat on wealth to say: "I give this money as zakat on my wealth, and whatever exceeds that is for the soul of everyone from whom I wrongfully took money, and whatever exceeds that is charity for the poor," or is the intention in the heart sufficient?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat from money that has been mixed with money suspected of being unlawful, the amount of which is unknown, provided that no unlawful money was acquired thereafter, and is it valid to perform Umrah with it, and is the remaining money considered lawful?
Is a woman's spending on orphans from her private money considered the equivalent of paying the obligatory Zakat, and if not, must she pay Zakat retroactively for previous years?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of money returned to its owner after it was withheld for the purchase of a residential apartment whose construction was not completed, and this for the entire period of its withholding?
Is Zakat obligatory on gold kept for adornment, regardless of its weight? Is it subject to the Nisab? How is its Zakat estimated if it has not been paid for years? Is the Nisab considered for each individual, or for the total weight in cases of joint ownership? How does a girl who has no income pay the Zakat on her gold, and can her guardian pay it on her behalf?
How accurate is the attribution to Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) of the statement permitting the celebration of the Prophet's birthday, and that "those who celebrate it will have a great reward due to the goodness of their intention and their veneration of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him"?
Is it permissible for me to pay Zakat on behalf of my father from his money without his knowledge, especially since I work with him and he might not notice the decrease?
For how many years is the Zakat due on money left by the deceased who did not pay Zakat on it during his lifetime, and how is this Zakat calculated from the remaining amount?
Are income tax and property tax considered Zakat on money and property?
What is the ruling on working as a gold salesperson for a monthly salary, given the presence of deferred payment sales transactions in this field?
How can the state provide salaries for employees and build infrastructure and public facilities if the disbursement of Zakat is restricted to only eight categories?
Is Zakat obligatory on a plot of land designated for building and on the money saved for it, and how is it calculated, and is it permissible to pay a portion of it to settle the father's debts?
Is it permissible to pay the girl's brother a sum of money (equivalent to 60 mithqals of gold) in exchange for marrying her, given the repeated refusal of her paternal uncles to this marriage, and does the sin fall upon the payer or the receiver?
How is Zakat calculated for a fishing boat project, and is it to be paid from the capital, the market value, or the net monthly income, and what is the obligatory percentage?