Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is there a specific percentage of one's salary that an employee should donate as charity, and if not, what is the recommended amount?
What is the ruling on purchasing gold in installments with staggered payments, and choosing the item upon completion of a certain amount, without pre-determining the item?
What should we do regarding a father afflicted with Alzheimer's who pays Zakat, but does not pay the minimum required amount due to his lack of awareness, and is not convinced by the correct guidance concerning Zakat, knowing that a portion of his money can be taken without his knowledge to complete the minimum required amount for Zakat?
Is selling gold on deferred payment to relatives and friends forbidden (haram), and would refusing to do so cause a severance of kinship ties (qati’at al-rahim)?
Is it permissible to delay paying Zakat for several months past its due date because of difficulty withdrawing money from the bank and the need for it to pay an upcoming debt?
Does Zakat become obligatory on my share of the inheritance that I have not received from my siblings after a year has passed since the division of the inheritance?
Is it permissible to consider purchasing with sukuk or charged bank cards as a قبض (possession) of the amount forbidden to be withdrawn in cash from the bank?
Is it permissible to lend a distressed family 25,000 Saudi Riyals to renovate an uninhabitable dwelling, with the intention of recovering the amount from Zakat funds or charities from relatives and acquaintances?
Is the husband's transfer of money through an agency, where he hands over Saudi Riyals and Sudanese Pounds are received, and sometimes he asks them to transfer the amount before he pays them, considered usury (riba)? And what should be done if it is?
What is the legal ruling on using partners' funds, designated for importing clothes, to establish a factory without their knowledge, and is it permissible to fix the value of these funds in US dollars when repaying them, taking into account the depreciation of the local currency and the delay in payment?
Is it permissible for a son to take from his father's Zakat al-mal to help with his marriage, given that his father is in debt?
Is zakat due on gold savings every year, or just once in a lifetime, as one of the imams in India stated?
Is it permissible to give Zakat to a retired man whose income from two apartments he owns is not enough to cover his and his children's needs?
What is the ruling on dealing with Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt, and what is the extent of the permissibility of investing money in it, especially given the presence of a Central Bank deposit whose profits are waived, the non-predetermination of the return rate, and the payment of Zakat on the return, alongside a current account from which 20 EGP are deducted annually, and is it permissible for the bank to deduct from the capital of depositors in case of loss, and are they sinful if no deduction is made or if they are unaware of the loss?
Is it permissible to give from zakat funds to a killer sentenced to pay blood money (diyyah) in order for him to pay it?
Is it permissible to count the amount paid to resolve a dispute between a cousin and her brother as part of the annual Zakat, considering that the cousin is among the poor and needy, and that she will not receive her full right from her brother until after some time?
Does the activation fee for a purchase voucher, which exceeds its nominal value, constitute usury, given that the receipt distinguishes between the value of the voucher and the activation fee?
Is zakat obligatory on two gold bracelets weighing 85 grams held as a trust?
Is zakat obligatory on orphans' money under the guardianship of the eldest brother, and is giving their mother two-thirds of their inheritance to buy a villa considered a breach of trust?
Is Zakat obligatory on a fluctuating sum of money between 97,000 and 127,000, which is allocated for household expenses and not for trade? And if it is obligatory, how is the amount due for Zakat calculated?
Is it permissible to give charity to a married woman who has children and whose husband is missing, so that she can support her children?
Is it permissible to give money in cash to a girl for whom it was collected for her marriage and to buy furniture, but her marriage was delayed and she is now in dire need of the money, and is the one who collected the money sinful for that?
How is zakat to be paid on money that has reached the nisab and on which a full year (hawl) has passed for several years, given the existence of debts for marriage, a car loan, a bank loan in the brother's name, and a debt to a missing person?
Is zakat obligatory on funds collected in a charitable box to help the needy and lend to them?