Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is it permissible for a wife to pay her due zakat on gold to her indebted husband to settle his debts?
What are the categories of zakat expenditure in which it must be spent?
Is it permissible for a father to disinherit his daughter from inheriting his house after he gave her a sum of money to buy land, and should the amount she took fifteen years ago be returned to the estate at its current value or its original value, and how should the value of the amount be estimated: by gold or by dollars?
Is it permissible for a charitable organization that has undertaken to cover the university tuition fees of a student to stipulate that he allocate a portion of his salary to the needy after his graduation and employment?
Is it permissible for an agent to take a fee in exchange for collecting dues?
How do I pay zakat on my money in the month of Rajab, given that I have financial obligations and scheduled debts, and knowing that a full year has not yet passed on the money? And what is the legal zakat threshold for this year?
Is it permissible to appoint a non-believer to distribute Zakat?
Is Zakat obligatory on an amount of 5,000 Riyals that I loaned to a needy person, and is it permissible to count this amount from the Zakat of my saved money?
What is the ruling of Sharia regarding the extent of my responsibility for usurious debts accumulated by the family business during my participation in it, and am I considered involved in usury despite my attempts to avoid it? And what is the ruling on Zakat for my wife's and mother's gold, and for my personal money, given the numerous debts and the insufficiency of funds to repay them?
What should the family of a deceased merchant do if the deceased owed more than 10 million, and some people refuse to pay what they owe him, and the heirs cannot pay all the debts even if they sell everything he left behind? And are they sinful if they are unable to pay? And does the deceased remain suspended until his debts are paid?
Does the amount of Zakat paid from certificate profits, at a rate of 10%, fulfill the required Zakat for a divorced woman who single-handedly supports four children, knowing that her ex-husband refuses to provide for them and the decreed alimony is insufficient, and she spends on them from her mother's inheritance and her father's pension?
Is it permissible for a creditor to ask a debtor to pay off his debt to a needy person as zakat, while giving the debtor the option to keep the money or give it to another needy person, and would that be considered paying zakat on his behalf?
Is it permissible to give charity from the husband's money on behalf of the deceased to pay off a debt, or is it obligatory to sell one's own gold to pay it off, given that in both cases the money was taken without his knowledge?
Is it permissible for me to take a portion of the Zakat on wealth, which I have been entrusted with distributing to the poor, in my capacity as one of those employed to collect and distribute it?
Is it permissible to give Zakat on wealth as foodstuffs instead of cash, and would it be accepted if the agent buys foodstuffs and distributes them to the needy?
Is it permissible to give a brother a portion of zakat money to pay off his debt and cover his wife's childbirth expenses?
Is it permissible to secretly take money from one's father to pay one's Zakat, which he does not observe, after advising him and his refusal to listen?
How is zakat calculated on two bank accounts, one of which changes its balance monthly, and is zakat due on a down payment for a car whose delivery was delayed for more than a year, and is zakat due on the sale price of the new car that was subsequently sold?
Is the repeated theft of belongings and loss of possessions an indication of ill-gotten gains or unlawful earnings in my wealth?
Is one discharged from the obligation of Zakat if the debtor pays it from his own money on behalf of the loan he owes, and then the owner of the money agrees to that?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat to a sick grandmother who is in need of treatment, given that she has two sons with low incomes that are insufficient to cover the costs of treatment except through usurious borrowing, and is it necessary to inform them that the money is from Zakat?
Is it permissible for a father to register an apartment that his youngest son built with his own money in the father's name, after the second son refused this, citing discrimination, knowing that the father built apartments for his other sons?
What is the ruling on buying 18-karat gold, then returning it after two days and getting a full refund, then buying the same gold again with the same refunded amount?
What is the ruling on a merchant selling his goods to a company representative, with a pledge to return the goods or offer a discount if the representative finds them at a lower price, and preferring to buy from him if the price is equal, in exchange for giving him a sum of money that is not included in his accounts with his company?