Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is the money paid to the brother in exchange for his relinquishment of his share of inherited gold considered to have been used to purchase ornamental gold or hoarded gold?
Is zakat obligatory on money deposited in an investment certificate, and is previous zakat paid to the father counted?
Is one who adopts the view of those who hold that debt exempts one from zakat sinful, especially if the debtor is unable to work and the money available is only enough to pay off the debt and provide for sustenance?
When is zakat due on a sum of money that has not yet reached its hawl (one lunar year) and was used to purchase gold for the purpose of trade?
What is the ruling concerning the money paid to the shop in exchange for purchasing gold? And is it obligatory to buy the same initial necklace, or something else of the same value, or should the money be left with him?
Is zakat obligatory on money that I lent to a friend eight years ago, knowing that he is not in need and has not returned it despite my demanding it several times?
What should a person do who took Zakat and charity money while not being eligible for it, and has now repented: should he return it to its owners or give it away as charity on their behalf? And which is better?
Is it permissible to give the mosque's imam money from the mosque's funds to repair his house, which is located in the mosque building, knowing that he receives an insufficient salary from the endowment, and is the imam considered one of the mosque's appurtenances?
Is zakat due on invested orphan's money if the profits have not been received for a long time?
What is the obligatory Zakat on a shared building that is leased, and is Zakat obligatory on an unleased apartment, and is it permissible to give Zakat to relatives or coworkers, or as furnishings for a mosque?
Is it permissible to give money to a merchant in exchange for a monthly profit that is not fixed but does not fall below a certain limit, knowing that I am unemployed and have health conditions, and is zakat obligatory on this money?
Is it permissible for a wife to allocate a portion of her Zakat money to spend on her children, even though her husband is capable of spending on them?
Is Zakat obligatory on the remaining amount of the price of a plot of land bought for construction, knowing that a down payment has been made and the remainder is kept in the bank and a whole year has passed over it?
Is zakat obligatory on money saved from selling a house and designated for living expenses after the passage of a Hawl (one lunar year)?
Is it permissible to pay zakat to the intermediary debtor of my mother to settle his debt, since he has become one of those in severe debt?
Is it permissible to pay the debts of a indebted brother from zakat funds, knowing that there are multiple creditors and various types of debts, and is it permissible to pay the mother’s debt from zakat funds so that she can pay her debt to another creditor, and is it a sin to delay paying zakat at the request of one of the creditors to delay the debt?
Will the needy and the poor take from the good deeds of those who did not pay zakat on the Day of Judgment, or will the failure to pay it only result in sins? And will his withheld money be considered unlawful wealth, making him one of those to whom the hadith applies: "Every flesh that has grown from unlawful wealth, the Fire is more befitting of it"?
Is the money paid in advance sufficient, and is it enough to complete the remaining quarter, or must the full zakat be paid again, knowing that a quarter of the zakat on the money, whose hawl (one year's possession) falls in Jumada al-Akhirah, was paid two years ago?
Is zakat obligatory on 21-carat gold jewelry weighing 94 grams, purchased over 10 years, noting that the last piece was bought six months ago, and part of it is sometimes worn, and if it is obligatory and there is not enough money, what is the most appropriate action?
Is it permissible to distribute Zakat funds to the beneficiaries monthly instead of paying them in one lump sum, knowing that the reason for the installments is to ensure continued benefit throughout the year and to meet emergency needs?
What is the ruling on using a chat and dating website — which displays immodest pictures of women and contains illicit relationships — to obtain a free credit card, by inviting religious people to register on the site with the aim of gaining points and financial sums, while obligating them not to use or promote the site, but merely to register and activate, then delete the account? And is it permissible to take the money sent by the site?
Is the guardian obligated to pay the zakat on the orphan's money, even if the orphan has reached puberty and refuses to pay it?
Is it permissible to pay employees' salaries from Zakat funds if their work has stopped and there is no other financial resource for the office, knowing that there is income from shop rentals sufficient to meet the needs of the employer and his family?
Is the money collected from the deceased's colleagues to assist his widowed sister's family considered an inheritance, and who among his family members is entitled to it?