Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is it permissible to use the money and gold of a woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease to pay for a caregiver to look after her, knowing that these funds are deposited with her stepdaughter?
Is it permissible to authorize someone from a jewelry store outside the city to receive and pay the amount for the gold and ship it?
Is the method of exchanging currencies in forums—where an amount is reserved and sent by mail, then receipt is confirmed—considered a valid session for [mutual] possession (majlis al-taqabud), or is it an usurious transaction, and what is the ruling on dealing with the account opened with the money resulting from it and using the application purchased with it?
Should I re-issue the expiation, knowing that I authorized a charity to disburse it as food, but they disbursed it as money to the poor?
How is zakat calculated on money saved to pay annual rent, knowing that the amount has exceeded the nisab of silver, and the rent will be paid a few days before the end of the hawl (zakat year)? Is the rent amount deducted when calculating zakat? And which exchange rate for silver is relied upon in calculating the nisab?
Is it permissible to inform a struggling worker that the money given to him as a debt was originally from zakat, especially after his delay in repayment and his injury at work, knowing that the intention from the beginning was to count it as zakat?
Is Zakat obligatory on gold from which a portion was stolen after a sum was set aside for Zakat, and does this setting aside negate the intention to pay Zakat due to it not being handed over to those who are entitled to it?
Is it permissible to give the Zakat of olive oil as money instead of oil, and is it permissible to give Zakat to married children?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a poor fiancée to help her complete her studies and prepare herself for marriage?
Is the analogy of paper money to gold and silver incorrect, and is usury (riba) limited only to the six categories mentioned in the Hadith?
Is it permissible to give from the Zakat al-Mal (charity tax) that the questioner is entrusted with distributing, to a son who is about to get married and has no fixed income?
Is it permissible to give zakat to an indebted brother to cover his house rent, knowing that he owns two houses and has huge debts, and he is owed money by the questioner and others?
Is it permissible to send gifts via TikTok to needy individuals with the intention of Sadaqah (charity) or Zakat (obligatory alms)?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning how to deal with a Muslim man who was religiously committed but then suffered from forgetfulness due to old age, so he repeats his prayers and denies the obligation of Zakat upon him despite possessing wealth?
How can the Hadiths that prohibit land leasing be reconciled with those that permit it?
What is the ruling on dealing with gold merchants who follow a system where the quantity of gold withdrawn is determined by the change in its price after one year, and how is the zakat on this gold paid?
How is Zakat on money valued in Qatari Riyals to be paid by a person residing in Qatar, and is it permissible to pay it in Qatar, or must it be paid in Tunisia, and how is the value of Zakat converted into Tunisian Dinars given the fluctuating exchange rate?
Is it permissible to pay the zakat on jewelry that has been in one's possession for a full year based on its original purchase price plus an estimated surplus, in the event that one is unable to access it and determine its current value?
Is it permissible for charities to cover the expenses of treating patients, performing surgeries, and purchasing medicines from zakat funds?
Is Zakat obligatory on the 3000 Saudi Riyals bequeathed by the deceased to one of his brothers?
What should we do regarding paying Zakat for past years on behalf of my husband, who has not paid it since 2009, and how do we calculate it, especially given his inability to recall the amounts and the dates they reached the nisab? Is it permissible to pay it in installments, and is Zakat due on the principal amount or on the total amount including interest?
Would demanding a significant increase when exchanging gold jewelry for other pieces of the same type be considered usury (ribā)?
What is the ruling on mixing money, paying Zakat, and the type of partnership in the event of continued partnership with a partner who commits grave sins?
Is Zakat obligatory upon a sick woman whose father does not provide for her, and her siblings are responsible for her and her mother's expenses, and she possesses a sum of money?