Zakat on Money and Gold
2,114 questions
Is my relative obligated to pay Zakat on investment certificates that generate money, knowing that she has not paid Zakat before and wishes to repent, but she is not convinced that the money generated by these certificates is usurious?
What must be done after taking Zakat money from a brother out of ignorance of the ruling, and buying some items with it, such as computer parts and a monitor, and is it obligatory to give a certain amount in charity or to dispose of these items, knowing that the current money is not enough to buy replacements for them?
Is it permissible to give the zakat on the wife's jewelry to her nephew who is seeking knowledge, despite the presence of wealthy paternal uncles of his, or is it better to consider it part of the money sent to the brother for his studies?
Is zakat obligatory on money lent to others, while the owner of the money has debts of a similar amount?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat from one's personal money on behalf of one's mother who refuses to do so due to psychological and mental disorders?
What is required of a man who is unable to pay his debt after selling everything he owns, and is it permissible for him to beg people for money to pay it, and will his soul remain bound by the debt if he dies without having been negligent in repayment?
Is zakat due on a bank guarantee that is not withdrawable as long as the building contractor's license is valid and renewable every two years?
Is zakat obligatory on a wife's gold (the dowry), and how is the zakat calculated for gold that was purchased in 2009 and is 21 karat?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat in monetary value?
Is it necessary to pay zakat again if the poor person was not informed that it was zakat, especially after the daughter got married and what was bought as zakat moved to the marital home?
Is borrowing five hundred dinars to be repaid as seven hundred dinars after three months, without increasing the amount for delayed payment, considered riba fadl (usury of surplus) or riba nasi'ah (usury of delay)?
What is the method for paying Zakat on a variable monthly salary, taking into account the fluctuating Nisab value from time to time, and how is the Nisab calculated for savings accumulated over the years? Is it permissible to delay paying Zakat beyond its due time, and is it possible to pay 2.5% of the salary monthly as Zakat in advance? What is the meaning of Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen's statement: "And the Zakat will be due at its proper time upon the completion of the Hawl (lunar year), and for what comes after it, it will be paid in advance, and advancing payment is permissible"?
What is the effect of purchasing an apartment in installments on the money subject to zakat, and is this considered a debt?
What is the ruling on one who takes from money designated for zakat al-mal with the intention of returning it later, knowing that he pays his zakat in installments throughout the year?
Is zakat obligatory on money deposited in a bank and designated for furnishing the marital apartment, or on the incomplete installment of the apartment? And how is zakat calculated in this case?
Must Zakat on money be paid with money?
Is Zakat obligatory on gold that is used or gold that is saved, and how is it paid and what is its amount, and is it necessary to pay it for past years?
What is the ruling on the money that the maternal grandmother gave to her mother in exchange for supporting her, and is it permissible to inherit this money and the house built with it? Did the grandmother sin by giving away all that she owned? Is it permissible to live in this house? Is it possible to give the mother a monthly rent for living in it to clear one's conscience?
Is it permissible to pay from money that has been ruled upon (i.e., confiscated or legally seized)? Thank you very much.
What is the ruling on purchasing gold or silver with a prepaid Visa card from foreign websites, with the possibility of a refund or returning the item, and does this ruling include jewelry plated with gold or studded with precious stones?
Is zakat obligatory on an amount of money designated for paying apartment installments—an amount that has been held for a full year—given that it is in the possession of the buyer but allocated for the seller, and knowing that the apartment is ready to be registered in the buyer's name after all installments have been paid?
Is it permissible to count money spent on family as assistance, as a form of Zakat, given the presence of the father who does not provide for them?
Is it permissible for a female employee to consider the amount she allocates to her needy sister (who is married and has children) as zakat from her money, and is it necessary to inform the sister that this money is zakat?
Is it permissible to pay part of the zakat money to cancer hospitals for the needy, and can it be paid in kind, such as clothes, if the beneficiary is unable to purchase them?