Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is it permissible to return stolen money to the claimant's daughter from Zakat funds, considering the mother to be among those in debt (gharimin)?
How can the zakat on a deceased person's wealth be calculated for the period from 1998 to 2018, and is it permissible for the children to pay it from their own money, given that his wealth decreased from $400,000 to $150,000 during this period?
Does Zakat become obligatory on money a man saves or sends to his father, and how is its Zakat calculated if it is due?
Is it permissible for a father to give the Zakat of his wealth to his unemployed, university-student children, or to spend it on them for the purpose of getting them married?
Is zakat obligatory on money received as the price for selling a share in a commercial shop?
What should the questioner do, given that her mother took a large sum of money from her husband without his knowledge, in addition to a large portion of her gold, which the mother now denies, and how should she act knowing that the value of the money has decreased and that she would thus have wronged her husband?
Is zakat obligatory on the entire remaining amount in the bank, or only on the portion remaining from the amount designated for purchasing the land, after paying a down payment?
Is zakat obligatory on a wife's gold, gifted to her at the time of marriage, which was sold to purchase land, and is zakat calculated for one year or from the date of purchase to the date of sale?
What is the interpretation of the noble verse: "Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant," and what is meant by "Show forgiveness"? Does it include forgiving those who cause harm, and why is the Muslim asked to show forgiveness? How can "turn away from the ignorant" be applied in reality, and does it mean keeping silent about the wrongdoer?
Is it permissible to give a portion of Zakat to a sick and unemployed brother, knowing that he does not have many obligations and sometimes receives money from his parents?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal to my divorced sister to help her prepare her daughter for marriage, given that the girl's father, who helps them, is present, and knowing that I do not know if the money is for necessities or for luxuries?
What is the ruling on money given as Zakat for wealth that has not reached the Nisab, and is it permissible to deduct this money from what is obligatory to be given when the Nisab is reached?
How is zakat calculated on invested money and on an apartment that generates income but is designated for demolition and reconstruction? And are the amounts paid to help relatives considered from zakat?
Is it obligatory to give zakat on money earned from working in a pharmacy that sells items highly likely to be used for unlawful purposes?
Is it permissible for the husband to send his wife's Zakat al-mal to his brother to pay off his debt, while the money remains with the brother for years due to a dispute over the amount of the debt, in hopes of reaching a settlement?
Is it forbidden for a wife to dispose of part of her gold by selling it to fund a specific study, and is she required to inform her husband of this, and is she obliged to return it to him after selling it?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money that decreases monthly, given that I have no other source of income? Is expiation due for delaying its payment? And how is its zakat calculated if it is obligatory?
Is Zakat obligatory if the gold does not reach the nisab (minimum taxable amount) and the money does not reach the nisab of silver, but selling the gold would lead to possessing the nisab of silver or more?
Is it permissible for my aunt to change the people my mother designated to receive the sadaqah and give it to other people?
Is it permissible for me to use my son’s disability allowance – which my son is not entitled to according to the new system, but is still being disbursed to him – to pay off fees and financial penalties imposed on me by the state, given my poverty and urgent need, and the hardship and disruption to my affairs that has resulted from non-payment? And can I continue to receive this allowance to settle all my financial obligations, including the Zakat due on fictitious commercial licenses?
Is it permissible to give zakat al-mal (obligatory charity) to a working woman who owns gold, for the purpose of enabling her to undergo a surgical operation?
Is it permissible to give Zakat money to a shop owner as compensation for a previous theft from the shop?
Is it permissible to give Zakat on money to needy and sick laborers, or to the families of deceased laborers, if it is difficult to accurately verify their poverty and destitution?
How is the zakat calculated for money saved in a bank that has reached the nisab, knowing that some parts of it have completed a Hawl (lunar year) while others have not, and are planned debts to be paid deducted from the amount before calculating the zakat?