Zakat on Money and Gold
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How is the Zakat calculated for a factory that owns fixed assets (buildings, lands, machinery, equipment, vehicles), a stock of raw materials, a stock of finished products, and current balances in banks?
When is zakat due on partnership money that the principal received in installments a year after delivering it to the المضارب (Mudarib), and is he sinful for delaying the zakat for two years due to not possessing other money from which to pay the zakat?
Is Zakat obligatory on the K401 retirement account, to which the company makes a matching contribution, knowing that withdrawing funds before the age of 65 incurs taxes and fees?
Does zakat apply to the 70,000 dirhams that a wife receives from her husband in exchange for his rental of her house, knowing that the couple resides in this house and 24,000 dirhams are deducted from the husband's salary?
Is zakat obligatory on gold prepared for adornment if it does not exceed 85 grams? And can it be combined with money to pay zakat?
How is the zakat calculated for an amount of 8650 Riyals, which accumulated over 18 years from varying gifts, with uncertainty about the exact amount of each gift, the years in which the money reached the nisab, and whether any of it was spent, knowing that its owner is 23 or 24 years old, along with the desire to know how to estimate the amount and the years, the jurisprudential opinions on this matter, what is the preponderant opinion among them, how to clear one's liability, and what should he do if he needs some of this money?
Is zakat on money obligatory for a person who has been missing for years if his family has kept his money and knows nothing about him?
What is the ruling on online purchases with payment upon receipt or via bank transfer, for described or undescribed goods, whether they are ordinary goods, or gold and silver and plated with them, or jewelry made of gold and silver or plated with them, or golden-colored jewelry and utensils that are not plated, or perfumes? And what is incumbent upon someone who purchased something impermissible out of ignorance or forgetfulness?
Does the aforementioned family, whose members are extravagant in spending while the head of the family is poor and ill, deserve zakat, and must zakat be paid again if they are not eligible?
If livestock that has reached the nisab is sold before the year is complete, does the money from its sale enter a new year, or does it complete the previous one, or is it added to other trade goods and gold?
Is zakat obligatory on salt extracted from the earth, and is it considered a zakat of minerals?
How is zakat calculated on liquid assets, gold, foreign currencies, a business loan, debts owed to friends, a joint venture, and an apartment that you purchased in installments with the intention of keeping it, establishing a project in it, or renting it out, knowing that you reside in another apartment?
Is hoarding money absolutely forbidden, or is it permissible if its Zakat is paid?
Why is there a divergence in fatwas regarding the obligatory nature of zakat on a woman's jewelry, and what is the most authoritative opinion on this issue?
Is it permissible to partner with one's brother in building a house and establishing a commercial project, knowing that he previously acquired money from which he earned bank interest, and that he does not fully pay the zakat on his wealth?
Is it permissible to give a portion of zakat to indebted friends who are unable to repay their debts, and is the zakat considered valid if one of them uses the money for purposes other than repaying the debt?
ما الرأي الشرعي في مبلغ الزكاة الذي جُمع لفك غُرم شخص ولم يتحقق، هل يُعطى له كاملاً ليستفيد منه أو يوزع على محتاجين آخرين؟ وهل يجوز سحب جزء من زكاة المال المعطاة له إذا كان لا يزال من المساكين؟
Is Zakat obligatory on the principal amount of money deposited in the housing cooperative, or on the income generated from renting out properties during the waiting period?
Is taking an additional amount (such as 5 dollars) in exchange for converting physical money into electronic money (100 dollars converted to 100 electronic dollars for the payment of 105 physical dollars) considered usury?
Is it permissible to send a poor person to collect money I lent to someone, with the intention of it being Zakat?
Is cashback from e-wallet applications, resulting from money transfers, shopping from the application, or paying with it in other stores, permissible (halal)?
What should the questioner's relative do who owns gold that her husband does not declare, and who finds it difficult to pay its annual zakat due to deteriorating economic conditions? And should the value of the zakat be paid according to the price of gold at the time it becomes due or at the time of payment?
Is the deceased's wealth zakat due before its distribution, or after a year has passed for each heir's share?
Is the wife's son eligible for Zakat, and when is a son eligible for Zakat? Is it permissible for an employee working outside his country to accept Zakat funds, and what should he do about what he previously took if it is not permissible?