Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
What is the financial penalty in Islamic Sharia?
Is it permissible to fund a water-supply project from zakat money, and what are the conditions that must be met for that?
Is it permissible to give zakat money to one's niece who is about to get married, knowing that she has no income and her father is stingy?
Is zakat obligatory on land purchased with the intention of preserving wealth and building upon it in the future for residential purposes or for sale?
Is the gold that the couple owned, and for which the husband paid the difference in its exchange until it reached the sum of 20,000 Riyals, considered among the assets of the deceased wife, and what is her father's share of it?
Is zakat obligatory on money saved for two brothers when it reaches the nisab, and what is the nisab in UAE dirhams, and must zakat also be paid from it in UAE dirhams?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a university student of Sharia sciences who needs money to buy books, and whose income is insufficient to cover his expenses and those of his family?
Is it Islamically permissible to take gold jewelry from one's mother-in-law without her knowledge, under the pretext of rectifying her financial injustice inflicted upon the husband and children? And how can the stolen items be returned if one does not possess the means?
Is it permissible for a girl to stipulate money other than the dowry, such as 80 or 100 grams of gold, in addition to the dowry? And is it sufficient for her guardian to inform the suitor of this, or must witnesses be present?
What is the legal ruling regarding the blood money (diyah) for the eye of a child who became blind due to another child spraying a chemical substance, and is it sufficient for the father of the child who caused the injury to assist in the treatment of the injured child instead of paying the diyah?
Is it permissible to delay paying Zakat on an amount designated as a down payment for purchasing an apartment, knowing that the purchase date is after the Zakat due date (Hawl)? And is it considered a debt that can be paid when the money becomes available due to outstanding installments?
Does the Zakat obligation fall away from the owner of the wealth if it is stolen from the poor person who was entrusted with distributing it before he was able to do so?
Is it permissible to count the money I lent to my sister as charity, or should I demand it back, knowing that she procrastinates in repayment and claims poverty?
1. Is zakat due on all merchandise in a store at the end of the year, knowing that some of it has not yet reached its hawl (one lunar year), while other parts have remained for more than a hawl? And is the value of raw materials included in the zakat calculation? 2. Does the calculation of zakat on an abaya begin from the time the payment for its raw materials is received? 3. If gold reaches the nisab (minimum threshold) but cash alone does not, is zakat due on both or only on the gold? 4. Is zakat due on commercial goods purchased for the purpose of sale and sold within a year, assuming that the money received from them will be spent within the same year? 5. If the nisab is 10, and a person owns a total of 15, but only 5 of that has reached its hawl, is zakat due on these 5?
Is zakat obligatory on an amount of 200,0 Saudi riyals deposited in the bank and designated for the son's education and the purchase of an apartment in the future, while there is another loan being repaid? And what is the amount of zakat if it is obligatory?
Is it permissible to take money marked "Zakat" from a merchant, even if one does not need it, and dispose of it on his behalf, or must it be returned to him?
What are the rulings concerning Zakat on gold prepared for adornment, specifically: Is its price calculated at the purchase price or the selling price? Is Zakat due on the entire quantity or only on what exceeds the nisab? How is Zakat for previous years to be paid? What is the ruling on money mixed with the children's money? Is it permissible to sell gold to the husband for the purpose of Zakat? Should the amount of an outstanding debt be deducted before calculating Zakat? What about the ruling concerning gold gifted by the husband, then he wishes to reclaim it? Does the intention to gift a piece of gold affect its Zakat?
Is it permissible to count the money spent on parents as zakat, especially if the one spending is their sole provider after their income ceased?
Is Zakat obligatory on gold stored for emergencies that yields no return, and how can this Zakat be paid?
Am I entitled to demand the return of my money with its profits, after a person took it from me to invest in buying a plot of land that was later revealed to have been seized by the state?
When should the Hawl (lunar year) begin for paying zakat on purchased gold, given that part of its price was a salary advance, without which the money would not have reached the zakatable threshold (nisab)?
Is it permissible to give one's sister zakat money if she is married and has two children, and her husband claims he cannot afford living expenses, knowing that she possesses 40,000 pounds and her jewelry, and has no income? Is it permissible for her to keep this amount and the jewelry?
Is Zakat obligatory on money deposited in Islamic banks that invest the money and pay monthly profits?
How is Zakat on money (2.5%) calculated correctly in case of its increase or decrease? Is Zakat calculated on the original amount or the amount after the increase? Is Zakat due on money every year if the amount remains constant?