Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is zakat on money obligatory for gold allocated for adornment, and not intended for savings, after it has been distributed to daughters?
Is it permissible for the wife to take a sum from her husband's salary—who does not pray and spends half his salary on smoking—in order to give it in charity, especially after he took all her gold as a debt and refused to repay it, claiming that he fed her with its price?
Is wearing and using gold that was intended for saving and reaches the zakat threshold, with the aim of removing it from the scope of zakat after its price increases, considered a circumvention of zakat, and is it permissible to change one's intention based on economic circumstances?
Is it permissible for a married man with children, whose salary is insufficient for his essential expenses and who is in debt, to take from zakat money to repay his debt, knowing that he owns a private apartment and a car?
How is the Zakat calculated for a person who buys and sells used clothes in separate installments, pays their costs from his own money, spends his profits immediately upon receiving them, with a portion of the clothes remaining unsold, and he currently possesses the price of the last installment but has not yet spent it?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money in dollars deposited in a savings account designated for marriage, knowing that a small amount is deducted annually from it as administrative fees, and that its owner possesses nothing but her salary and a platinum certificate from which she pays zakat on the annual profits?
Is Zakat obligatory on money donated by the people of the neighborhood for building a mosque, when the construction has not been completed for various reasons, after a full year has passed over it?
What is the ruling on attending activities organized by the mosque after every Eid, for which money is spent from "Bayt al-Mal" (the public treasury), when there are other matters more deserving of expenditure, such as assisting the poor and purchasing da'wah (Islamic propagation) books, and is it obligatory to accept the invitation to attend them?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat for one's parents, who do not pay it themselves despite being able to do so, while not wishing to give them the money directly for fear that they might spend it on things other than the rightful recipients of Zakat?
Is it permissible for a wealthy father who pays Zakat to take from another person's Zakat to fund his son's university education, knowing that the son is studying accounting?
How is the obligatory Zakat determined for a sum of money inherited from a father, which has reached the Nisab, but it is not known when it reached the Nisab or how many years have passed on it, considering that it accumulated over years, and this is prior to its distribution? And what is the amount of Zakat?
Is it permissible to give a needy brother from the Zakat funds designated for a specific region, so that he may repay a debt he owes to the questioning brother, knowing that his income is very limited?
Is sending money to needy family members in Yemen considered a sufficient charity (sadaqah) in lieu of zakat, given that I am a doctor currently not receiving a salary?
What are the rulings for Zakat on trade goods for bookstores in the following matters: Is the rent of the premises deducted from the capital before calculating the Nisab? What is the gold standard (purity) considered for calculating the Nisab of 85 grams? Is the photocopier included in the capital subject to Zakat? Is it permissible to give Zakat to a poor family monthly, or must it be given all at once after a full year (Hawl)?
What is the ruling on paying Zakat to buy or secure a car used to help families with transportation?
What should I do with the gold necklace I found after one of the heirs paid its price to me from his zakat, considering me an indebted person? Should I give it to the heirs, or to the one who paid its price, or keep it for myself to pay off my debt?
Is Zakat obligatory on pension salaries that are paid into an investment fund, knowing that the money cannot be withdrawn until after retirement?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat in monthly installments to settle a debt owed to an association that the sick father was a member of, knowing that the father is unable to earn money and his need is pressing, and is this considered a delay in paying Zakat?
What is the ruling on trading with others' money in exchange for a fixed monthly percentage of profit, given that the actual profit is higher, and how is zakat paid on these funds, and what is the ruling on insuring employees against their betrayal or theft, and what is the ruling on taking profit on one's own money?
What is the solution to stop jinn from stealing money and gold from the house, bearing in mind that these thefts often occur in the week during which Surat Al-Baqarah is not recited, and can jinn return the stolen money and gold?
Is Zakat due on accumulated leave balances, the monetary value of which is paid upon retirement, given the uncertainty of the employee receiving its monetary value before retirement?
Is it permissible for the guardian of his brother's heirs to take his travel expenses and the like from the heirs' money without their knowledge, due to customs, knowing that he is in debt?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of 13,000 Egyptian pounds, knowing that part of it (5,000 pounds) was paid to reserve an apartment and has not yet been recovered, and is Zakat to be paid according to the Nisab of silver and not gold?
Is constructive possession realized when converting dollars to local currency, given cash withdrawal restrictions, but with the possibility of using the amount via a bank card or checks?