Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is zakat obligatory on saved money that currently has no source of income, part of which was received as aid from a sister?
Is it permissible to pay the Zakat on camels by purchasing the obligated age (of camel) from outside the herd, while it is present within the herd, in order to avoid paying it from among the younger camels (qala’is al-ibil)?
Is Zakat obligatory on money saved for Hajj, which has reached the nisab and on which a full year has passed, taking into account the fluctuation of the amount by increase and decrease, and is Zakat calculated on the currently available amount or on the first installment?
Is it permissible to give Zakat on the original amount (200,0) and half of the accrued wealth during the year (60,0), knowing that it is difficult to give Zakat on the monthly accrued wealth?
Is it permissible to give zakat to one's sister and her husband for the purpose of buying a house, knowing that they are employed and their salaries barely cover their living expenses, and they own a plot of land that they cannot afford to build on, and its value is insufficient to purchase a ready-made house?
Is it permissible and acceptable for the questioner to give charity and communicate with a divorced woman whom he had previously fornicated with and then repented, in order to help her financially and check on her, and is it permissible to give her from Zakat?
What should I do with the inheritance my mother left, which consists of money in an interest-based bank, gold, and real estate, knowing that she did not pay zakat on her wealth, and that some of the sources of this money were illicit, such as drugs, and I am not sure about the source of the gold?
How is zakat to be paid on stored gold coins that are not intended for trade, knowing that they are sold in the market at a higher price than pure gold due to their antique value?
Is it permissible to accept money given without being asked, while doubting it is from zakat, and feeling embarrassed to refuse, knowing there is a hadith that permits taking money if it is not from begging or yearning?
Is Zakat obligatory on money saved for two years, which sometimes decreases and sometimes increases, given that the exact start date of the saving is unknown except that it was in the year 1439 AH? And is it obligatory to pay Zakat for the previous two years, and what is the expiation for not paying it? And is it permissible to give Zakat to one's mother? And what should a woman do who vowed to feed 60 needy people upon the arrival of her delayed menstrual period due to polycystic ovary syndrome, and it arrived but she did not feed them?
Is zakat obligatory on a plot of land designated for sale, knowing that it was originally intended for building a residence, and was only sold after four months of being offered for sale? And when does the calculation of zakat begin: from the intention of building or from the intention of selling? And what is the amount of zakat?
Is what the woman took from the Zakat money that was entrusted to her husband considered theft, and must the owner of the Zakat re-issue it, or should the husband pay it despite his inability, or does the sin fall upon her?
Is there a way to avoid the suspicion of usury when repaying a loan of 10,0 pounds with an increase of 2,0 pounds, knowing the dire need for the money, such as paying part of it as charity (sadaqah) or zakat?
Is it permissible to dispose of the deceased mother's estate by paying Zakat on her behalf from the money she left, without the sister's knowledge, and will the mother's responsibility be absolved after the maternal uncle waives his legal share?
How is the value of the increase in land area (200 square meters) – which became apparent to its owners after purchasing it in 1989 – to be paid? Is it at the purchase price at that time, or at the 2010 price, taking into account the percentage increase in the price of gold, wheat, or the dollar?
Is it permissible to pay the zakat on hoarded gold on behalf of the father, without his knowledge, and is the son sinful for keeping his father's money without paying its zakat?
Is saving money for the future out of fear that something might happen considered a lack of trust in Allah?
Is it permissible to change the intention of donating a large sum of money as charity to help a relative to the intention of zakat, with the approach of the due date for zakat, and is it permissible to deduct this amount from the zakat on wealth?
What is the obligatory Zakat on a monthly salary of 8,500 Qatari Riyals for a person who has been working since 2017?
Is it permissible to give ill-gotten money as a loan to relatives and then reclaim it from them?
Is it permissible for me to set aside a portion of my salary for the future? Thank you.
Is it obligatory for my mother to return Zakat in Lebanese Pounds at the exchange rate of the dollar at the time she received it, or at its current exchange rate, which has multiplied, taking into account the collapse of the Lebanese currency?
Is Zakat obligatory on the amount paid as a down payment for the purchase of a plot of land that has not yet been received?
What is the religious ruling on an employee taking product gifts at his workplace and selling them? And is his money considered unlawful if he was unaware of the prohibition of that act? And do repentance, charity, and attempting to return the right to the wronged party purify unlawful money, and if not, then how can it be purified?