Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is it permissible to keep a savings account that generates usurious interest, and to dispose of this prohibited interest, knowing that this account is a means for saving and preserving money? And is zakat obligatory on this money? What are the permissible and safe ways to save money? And is this account suitable for use abroad?
Is zakat obligatory on money used to purchase land before the completion of a hawl? Is zakat obligatory on the land itself if it has not been sold due to market stagnation? Is it permissible to delay the zakat on land until it is sold?
Is it permissible to pay off an old debt owed to one's mother from Zakat, and is it permissible to pay the Zakat amount in installments and deposit it with a trustworthy person to deliver it to those who are entitled to it?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a mother in need, knowing that the son is unemployed and saving money for marriage and cannot provide for her?
Is zakat obligatory for us on money inherited from our deceased uncle, of whom we do not know whether he used to pay zakat or not?
Is reviewing CVs and determining the suitability of applicants for jobs that may include teaching dance or other similar fields considered cooperation in sin, rendering the money earned unlawful, and must the zakat paid from this money be repaid?
What is thoughtless (laghw) in an oath, and is expiation obligatory for one who swore an oath to do something that later became clear to him was an act of disobedience to Allah the Almighty? What is the expiation for an oath, and is it permissible to pay it in cash, or to give it to the Zakat fund or the needy student fund?
How is the Zakat calculated on money saved for past years that reached the minimum threshold, but its Zakat was not paid due to ignorance, along with not knowing the exact amount of money saved at the end of each year?
What is the ruling on a public servant in charge of a governmental department's funds taking some of the surplus money for his personal use, and is it permissible for him to pay his personal expenses from it without the knowledge of the responsible authority?
Is the zakat on gold due in Ramadan with the zakat on money, or must the zakat year for gold be calculated from its purchase date in Safar? And do gold and silver now share the same ruling as paper currencies?
What is the ruling on the love of money? May Allah reward you.
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money that has been accumulated over many years for emergency purposes, knowing that its owner does not know when it reached the nisab?
Is zakat obligatory on money if a year has passed on it, even if it was spent before the zakat was paid?
What is the ruling on buying gold with immediate payment and delayed receipt, when its price is lower than at the time of purchase?
Is it permissible to inform the insolvent debtor that the zakat debt will be returned to him after it has been collected from him, so that he can repay his debt to me?
Is zakat due on money that reached the zakat threshold last Jumada al-Ula at the then-prevailing gold price, knowing that a year has not yet passed and the current gold price has changed such that the money no longer reaches the zakat threshold at the new price, or is no zakat due on it?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat to prepare a female relative for marriage or to help a poor and destitute family?
Are the gold artifacts for which the wife's mother passed away considered an inheritance in which her sister inherits, or is it solely for her daughter? And if the sister does inherit from it, is it permissible to give its value in money?
Is the zakat on gold calculated based on its price at the time of purchase or its current price, and do sisters share in the zakat if they benefit from the gold later?
How is the value of the euro calculated for Zakat purposes: is it according to the official exchange rate, the black market rate, or the exchange rate at the time of conversion? And is Zakat obligatory on pieces of gold purchased for manufacturing but not yet manufactured, and if so, how is their value estimated and included with other funds when calculating Zakat?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on profits from the sale of a plot of land without the father's knowledge, especially if he is the owner of the money and a portion of the money is at the son's disposal, given that the son, mother, and siblings wish to hasten its payment while the father believes in delaying it due to the circumstances of the children's marriages?
Is it permissible to return golden gifts received at the birth of a child for their monetary value? And should they be returned at the value of gold at the time of the gift or at its current price?
Is zakat due on the accumulated salary of a detained (imprisoned) person? How is it paid? Is it divided? And is it due for one year but not another?
Is money paid from an amanah (trust/deposit) to a needy woman considered zakat? If not, what is required to be done, and by whom should it be paid?