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How to calculate Zakat on trade goods, taking into account debts and high-profit items
I would like to know that if i need to pay zakat and have debts that i am planning to pay in the coming years if i can substract these. Also i would like to know the way or ways to calculate zakat on my trade goods. Some of these goods have very high margins like i buy for 2 euro and sell for 8 euro. (that is already after substracting shipping cost.. More
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Can one give Zakat to his younger sisters who are dependent on him?
Assalamualaikum, My father is retired. I have one elder brother and two younger sisters. One sister is studying others are unemployed. All are dependent on me. I am unmarried and spend on my family. I have another elder brother who lives separately with her family and do not spend on our family.My question is can I give zakat to my younger sisters?.. More
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Issues related to the payment of Zakat
I am Iranian Muslim. I gave zakah for years I missed online. My non-Muslim mother was able to see my bank transactions. She then called the bank and claimed it was fraud. Regretfully, I went along with her narrative and the bank gave her the money I gave in zakah ("fraud money") which I refused to take and I asked her what she did with it. She said.. More
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Ruling on paying Zakat in installments
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته I wanted to ask since zakah should be paid as soon as it's due, but someone who due ignorance did not pay for few years and upon realising is REPENTING and has worked out how much they owe but they can't pay it upfront so is it ok if they pay that outstanding zakah in monthly instalments to.. More
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Giving All of One’s Wealth When Having No Wife Nor Children
Assalamualikum,Can a person osiot his wealth to be given to charity, who has no wife no children, but has mother, brothers and sisters? May Almighty Allah help us in our good work.
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Paying the Zakaah Portion by Portion Throughout the Year
Whether zakat has to disburse at once or may be given in parts like over some months or throughout the current year... More
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Zakaah should be paid in kind
Assalaamu alaykum. I have three questions:
1. Can you pay zakah in the form of goods, like food and cloths etc.? And if not, then see my following question, please.
2. Then, in the article of zakah, it is said that every Prophet as well as their peoplegave zakah,but if that was in the form of money, then how could Noah's nation and Noah pay zakah.. More
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Not taking rent from poor is not zakah
I own a flat that I have given to my parents-in-law to live in without paying rent, as they are unable to do so. The stipulated rent of the flat is Rs. 10,000 per month. Can I consider this Rs 10,000 as zakah paid to my parents-in-law?
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Calculating zakah when one is creditor and debtor
Zakah question! I have savings amounting to around 200,000 riyal plus some gold that is above the nisab (minimum amount for a muslim net worth to be obligated to give zakat after having owned that value for a lunar year) level.
1) I have also given a loan to my brother to help him out for 100,000 riyal. He will pay me monthly in installments from.. More
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Ruling on giving loans from Zakah
When I intended to pay the Zakaah that is due on my property, a man I know asked me to loan him a sum of money to be able to buy a house for himself, provided that he would repay this sum in installments within no more than a year. I have great confidence in this man. Is it permissible to loan him out of my Zakaah with the intention of giving it to.. More
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Would the Zakah-giver become free from obligation if the one entrusted to convey it betrays the trust?
I have a poor brother to whom I liked to give the Zakaah of my property. Out of keenness on his benefit, I sent the money to my eldest brother to buy a car for him (for my poor brother) to work with rather than spend the money in useless things. But my eldest brother took the money for himself and did not give it to my poor brother, even though he knew.. More
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Guarantor may not pay the debt of one he guaranteed from his Zakah
I acted as a guarantor for a man to buy a car, and ten years later I was informed that he had not paid what was due on him. Now he is insolvent and cannot pay his obligations. Could I pay on his behalf from the Zakaah of my property?
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Not permissible to delay Zakah payment for sister's future marriage
Assalamualaikum, We a have case in our family for which Fatwa is required. A father had left behind 2 waives. Children of 1st wife are grown up and earning. Children of 2nd wife (2 son &1 daughter ) are studying. At present Children of 1st wife are taking care of the expenses of their fathers 2nd wife and their children. As in India lot of money.. More
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Paying Zakah in installments
i pay zakat every week 1, 2, 1, riyal like this. because after ramadhan it will be amount so mind will not allow to give. now in this way i give whole year 1, 2, 1, rial 9BY NIAT ZAKAT)and deop in the charity box because no zakat box in any place. now my zakat will be ok. or not. my salam to u all. pls. reply md. ali, qatar.
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Delaying some of the Zakah money in order to save money to marry a poor person or establish a project for him
Sometimes, after I pay Zakaah, some money (of the Zakaah) remains. Is it permissible to keep this money without spending it and, if some money remains from the Zakaah of the following year, I keep it as well and add it to the previous remaining sum and so on till it becomes a large sum with which I can help in some issues like participating in marrying.. More
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