Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
1. Is Zakat obligatory on gold jewelry used for adornment by women? 2. Who was the Companion whose supplication was answered during the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
Is a sister held accountable, in Islamic law, if she does not inform her brother-in-law that her sister bought gold with his money without his knowledge, and she does not possess the money to return it? And what should she do?
Is it permissible to purchase gold for a deferred price with the intention of selling it later for cash?
Is it permissible for a wife to give her husband from zakat funds indirectly, such as by buying him clothes, if his income is limited and his clothes are worn out?
Is Zakat immediately due on an amount of 12,0 Omani Riyals received from a cooperative society after four years, or must one wait for a hawl (full lunar year) to pass on the remaining amount at the end of the hawl?
Is the sister entitled to demand the return of the money she gave her brother as assistance for marriage, knowing that she intended it to be from zakat funds, but scholars denied the validity of that, and that the brother has spent the money on his marriage but possesses an amount to cover the repayment despite not being wealthy? And is it permissible for the brother to charge a fee for services he rendered to his sister with the intention of returning the favor after his sister denied this favor?
Is it permissible to open a school savings account at the Tunisian Agricultural Bank?
Is it permissible to assist someone in paying off a usurious debt, and is there any suspicion of unlawfulness (haram) in that?
Is it obligatory to reduce alms and donations to accelerate the repayment of a usurious bank loan, and is Zakat due on surplus money while this loan exists?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on crops in cash instead of the crops themselves?
Is wearing a very expensive golden belt for adornment by a woman considered a شرعي (Shar'i) problem?
What is the ruling on sending money to a father to help with his household expenses – is it sadaqah (charity) or zakat? Is zakat obligatory on an amount of 1,0,0 Egyptian pounds saved for a future project? Is it permissible to give the zakat from this amount to help a poor sister get married?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah on demanding money that was stolen after it had been sent to another person with the authorization of the owner of the money, knowing in advance that she would bear responsibility?
Is it permissible for a mother to give Zakat on her money to her 33-year-old son whose work does not cover his basic needs?
Is it permissible to calculate a separate hawl (Zakat year) for future installments and payments from new money while only paying Zakat on the remaining balance of it, or must all funds be combined into one pool and Zakat paid on them together?
What is the ruling on taking money in exchange for leading people in Tarawih prayers?
How is the zakat of hoarded gold jewelry (for accumulation) paid according to the Shafi'i school of thought, and is its nisab assessed and its zakat paid by weight or by value?
Is zakat obligatory on money that has reached the nisab and a full year has passed, even if its value has decreased from its initial amount, provided it still remains within the limits of the nisab, and the condition of growth has not been met in it?
Is it permissible to give an impoverished brother zakat from the money he is entitled to from his mother's inheritance, which has been relinquished to him for the future of his children?
Is zakat obligatory on gold that is part of the dowry, or what the wife bought with her own money, or what the husband bought with his own money, or is zakat only obligatory on what the husband bought with his own money when it reaches the nisab and a full year has passed?
How is Zakat calculated on a commercial establishment that started with a capital of 300,000 Riyals, achieved a profit of 100,000 Riyals, and had annual expenses of 70,000 Riyals?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a family whose head is an employee with an income barely sufficient for them, who has a small amount of money in the bank that is constantly dwindling, and who has a son studying at university with expenses consuming a third of the income?
Is it permissible for a girl who has passed away and was not married, to bequeath her money and possessions (gold, money) to someone before her death, or how should they be disposed of?
Is accusing relatives of stinginess and miserliness a sin after reducing communication with them and refusing to meet their increasing demands for money and gifts, despite continuing to give charity on occasions, and after verifying that they are not eligible for Zakat?