Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
What should one do with the money of a vow if he vowed to give it to a needy woman but could not find her at the time of payment?
Is zakat obligatory for a single year or for all past years on the value of the wheat and barley crops that are deducted by the grain silos and remain with them for several years?
Is zakat obligatory on money that has been borrowed and invested in trade, whether in the principal or the profits, taking into account the repayment of the debt and the fact that no profits have yet been realized? And is zakat obligatory on installment trade, on the principal, the profits, or both?
Is Zakat to be given based on the Nisab of gold or silver, and is Zakat obligatory on an amount of EGP 17,000 deposited since May 2015 with no fixed income, and is the Zakat for stationery shop merchandise, valued at EGP 5,000, calculated separately upon reaching the Nisab, or is it added to the cash amount, and is the Nisab amount calculated based on the current gram price or its price at the time of deposit?
Is it permissible to pay the deferred Zakat in monthly installments to a needy brother, with the intention of helping him and preserving one's savings?
How is there such a large difference between the nisab (threshold) for silver and the nisab for gold, and what is the ruling on the zakat for money based on the nisab for silver or the lesser of the two in value? And are most people therefore considered negligent in paying their zakat?
Is zakat obligatory on the money a student possesses from his allowance given by his father, which fluctuates during the year? If so, how is zakat calculated for this money? What is the nisab at which zakat becomes obligatory? And can zakat be given to Zakat House?
How is zakat paid on non-fixed funds in the bank that fluctuate throughout the year and are not designated for savings, and how is the nisab that has been held for a full year determined?
Does the method used by the Orphan Fund Development Foundation for selling goods by installment and Murabaha involve usury?
Is zakat obligatory for someone who borrowed money and used it to buy cars wholesale, then sold them, made a profit, bought real estate with the profit, and donated a portion of the profit? And how is zakat calculated in this case?
Is it permissible for you to accept Zakat funds, despite your lineage being Al-Khalidi Al-Makhzumi, and your mother’s lineage tracing back to Ja’far Al-Tayyar (may Allah be pleased with him), and given your dream vision of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) where you said: "Indeed, my grandfather is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)"?
How is the zakat calculated for an internet service provider that does not sell goods? Is the zakat on the equipment, on the capital, or on the realized profits, especially if the profits were spent before the completion of the hawl (one lunar year)?
Is Zakat obligatory on money accumulated from salary and gold jewelry, and is it permissible to pay it to cover a university installment for a brother?
Is money combined with gold to reach the nisab, along with mentioning the opinions of the madhhabs and the evidence?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on money from an income other than the saved money on which a Hawl (lunar year) has passed?
Does the Hawl (lunar year) for Zakat on money begin from the time the salary becomes due, or from the time it is actually received after six months?
Is it permissible for an agent to disburse zakat to another person who is more in need, but not specified by the principal, instead of the person designated by the principal?
What is the amount of zakat due on money invested for 24 years, and is it to be paid from the principal or from the investor's salary?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat on gold to family members within the same household?
Is it permissible for the questioner’s father or her husband to pay the Zakat on her jewelry, given that the questioner has no source of income? And what should she do regarding the Zakat on gold she sold but had not paid its Zakat? Is it permissible to delay paying the Zakat until her husband finds employment, or must it be paid now? Is it obligatory to pay Zakat in Ramadan, and is it valid to pay it now after Ramadan? And how is Zakat on gold calculated?
Does a جاریہ (perpetual) charity reach a deceased parent by organizing a Quran memorization competition and placing it in the balance of their good deeds? And is it better to do it secretly or publicly? And is it permissible to fund its prizes from zakat money?
What is the ruling on gold shops taking a sum of money under the name of "workmanship" or "craftsmanship" for imported and ready-made gold, knowing that they did not manufacture or shape it?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of money designated to help needy relatives, which is collected and distributed to them according to need, and which reached 40,000 Riyals after four years of collection?
What is the ruling on money earned from dealing in Islamic Forex, given that I know my trades are conducted through financial leverage that multiplies the deposited amount, and only gold is bought and sold? And if there is a sin, does it fall upon me? And does the money become permissible by donating a portion of it?