Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is Zakat obligatory on collected diya (blood money) funds if a year has passed on them?
Is it permissible to sell jewelry when half the price has been paid and it has been agreed to pay the remainder after a month, or is the sale valid only for the amount paid, or is the sale invalid?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a maternal uncle who is indebted and unable to pay off his debt, and is it permissible not to inform him that this money is from zakat?
Is Zakat on money calculated upon reaching the nisab or upon the passing of a hawl (full lunar year)? And upon what amount is it calculated if the amount differs between reaching the nisab and the passing of the hawl?
Is Zakat obligatory on compensation amounts disbursed in lieu of suspended dinner meals, and are they treated as an unsecured debt or usurped property?
1. Is zakat obligatory on an apartment reserved in Dubai, or on a house owned in Pakistan and currently rented out? 2. What is the ruling on zakat if the reserved apartment in Dubai is sold for a higher price to buy another at a similar price to avoid selling the property in Pakistan? 3. If the husband sells gold he owns in November, and his zakat is due in February, how does he pay zakat on the money obtained from selling the gold? 4. What is the ruling on zakat for commercial investments made by the husband to gain profit, and when is zakat due if money is withdrawn from these investments, knowing that all investments will be withdrawn and the property and gold will be sold to pay 85% of the value of the apartment in Dubai?
Is Zakat obligatory upon the husband for the three types of gold mentioned (the wife's jewelry presented by her father, gifts, and the jewelry the husband bought for his wife)?
What is the zakat on an amount of 5000 pounds that has been held for a year and a half, and is zakat due on the remainder after the passing of a full year? And is it permissible to pay overdue contributions to a family charity designated for the poor from zakat funds, especially since it is an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah)?
Does the ruling on usury related to Bilal’s hadith about selling dates apply to contemporary commercial transactions involving paper currencies, taking into account the utility of goods compared to money, and are these currencies permissible or impermissible?
Does Zakat become due on money from previous years that was invested in a project that faltered for three years and has now been recovered, knowing that the amount was a loan from a bank and there are still outstanding installments?
How is the Zakat calculated for a sum of 1500 Jordanian Dinars and 90 grams of gold worn by the wife, and are the money and gold combined to calculate the Nisab, or does each have a separate Nisab?
Is an increase of two riyals considered permissible if a company transfers 100 riyals via Visa to another company, and the other company returns 98 riyals in cash to the transferring company?
How is Zakat paid on 500 Euros that have reached the Nisab and a full year has passed on them, given their continuously changing price in Egyptian Pounds, and is only one Zakat due, or more, since more than one year has passed on the amount?
Why did Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, return the Zakat money when Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, sent it to him?
Is Zakat obligatory on government entitlements that have been disbursed and relate to previous years upon their receipt, and if obligatory, is it calculated for one year or how is it calculated?
Is it permissible to pay the domestic worker's wages to the mother from zakat funds?
Is expiation obligatory for one who made a covenant with Allah regarding certain matters then violated it, knowing that he was unaware that "I covenant with Allah" is like an oath? And what is the manner of expiation if he does not possess sufficient funds, and is it permissible to take money from one's father for expiation, and is it permissible to delay expiation for years, and does that affect the acceptance of zakat? And what is the definition of a "miskin" (needy person) who is to be fed?
Is zakat obligatory on the association's funds, collected from members to be used for blood money (diyyat) and calamities (balaya), if a year (hawl) has passed over them?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a poor female relative, knowing that she will give the money to her son, who commits evil and forbidden acts?
Is zakat obligatory on the money of minor orphans deposited in an Islamic bank, which will complete a full year (hawl) after three months, and is the zakat paid from the profits?
Is it permissible to pay off the accumulated debts of an endowment (waqf) from zakat funds, considering the endowment as being in debt (gharim), knowing that the endowment is a non-profit entity and its administrators are working for the sake of Allah?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of money from a teacher's bonus that was spent by the mother, and she repays it from her own money upon request?
Is zakat obligatory on jewelry endowed to Allah for the purpose of lending it to women for weddings?
Is it permissible to exchange a white gold and diamond ring directly for gold from a merchant, and what is the correct way to do so if it is not permissible?