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Paying Zakah on rented gold
I have handed over a certain quantity of gold to a jeweller friend who in turn pays me rental value of my gold stock price of a masha (less than a gram) against one tola (12 grams) on monthly basis. The amount earned from there is being spent on my children education. Is zakat due on earned amount or to be paid on complete gold deposit. .. More
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Ruling on giving charity to someone who sells alcohol
Assalamu'alaykum,My neighbour is an owner of a liqour store. His liqour store was burned in a fire and he is unable to do his business. It is permissible for me to donate some money to him to ease his burden?
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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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Intending to give charity does not render it obligatory
As salaamu alaykum I pleged some money with the intention of sadaqah for the people of bilaad ash shaam but later realised i had some kaffarah to pay, is it permissible for me to pay the sadaqah with the additional intention of kaffarah? (I am follow the school of fiqh of Imaam Ahmad if it helps). JazakAllahu Khairan
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The landlord should pay Zakah for money he receives as advance rent
Assalaamu alaikum wb, Ramdan Mubark to all our sisters and brothers, in reference to the above title I would be very happy to receive your valuable comments. One of our brother and his family staying on rent house also they pay every month rent for the same house, here he has paid some amount as advance on initial stage ( time of registration) kindly.. More
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No Zakah on property not designated for trade
Assalamu Alaikum! I am working in Qatar for the last 16 years and will In Sha Allah retire after 7 years. As a matter of future planning, I have purchased 6 plots of land and constructed a house for living in my country. I have Ma Sha Allah 2 daughters and 2 sons who are still studying in school. My house is on rent and revenues around 23000 QR/year,.. More
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Ruling on giving zakah to workers
What is the ruling on giving zakah to workers who work for me? Please, could you answer me even if its time has passed? .. More
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Inexcusable delay of zakat-ul-Fitr is impermissible
A friend of mine asked me over the phone to pay a sum of money as zakat-ul-Fitr on her behalf. I wanted to send the money to some other country as I know that there are many people who are in need there. She insisted that I would do so, and I promised to do this on her behalf and even told her that she was no longer liable for the money. However, I.. More
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The poor and the needy are the recipients of zakat-ul-Fitr
A poor employee works at the same company as me. Two days ago, his wallet—containing his ATM card and other identity documents—was stolen. On the same day, his monthly salary was withdrawn by an unknown person, which means that he lost his salary and identity documents. Out of sympathy, a group of the company's employees tried to collect a sum of.. More
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Paying Zakah to one's insolvent brother who does not accept Zakah
Assalaamualaikkum...my brother have salary nearly 13000Rs per month but i came to know that its not enough for him to take care of his family(wife and son(1 yr).Also he have >75000Rs loan bcz of some hospital expenses came for his wife and son.his house rent is 6000Rs.he is tellg that bcz of electricity and water problem he couldn't live in a low.. More
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Zakah on sale of land whose profit is intended for charity
My father bought a property for my brother and I. I know that if I intend to sell this land for personal gain, I have to pay zakat on its value; but what if I intend to sell the land and donate all the proceeds to charity? Do I still have to pay zakat on it? Jezak Allah khair
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Giving charity to sinners is permissible
In below hadeeth which explains that our food/wealth are to be consumed by only believers. The Prophet said: “Do not be the friend of any except believers, and have only the pious eat your food.” [Abu Dawood, at-Tirmidhee and others]. I want clarification and the true understanding on my scenario. Sometimes a Muslim engaged in doing very strictly.. More
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Intention to give charity does not render the charity an obligation
i did neyath that i will donate my 2 gold bangles to poor girl 3 yrs back..my question is can i donate cash instead of gold bangles and what amount i have to pay..the actual amount which i payed wen i bought the bangles or the present value of gold? .. More
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Donating impure clothes to charity
Aas Salaamu Alaikum. I have a lot of old clothes that I would like to donate to charity. Many of them are not clean. And I am sure some of them are not even in pure state to perform salaat in. So my question is do I need to wash all these clothes 3 times before I give them away or does the responsibility of purifying the clothes fall upon the receiver.. More
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Who pays the travel expenses to look for eligible Zakah recipients?
I am a working in a company where we three people are responsible for searching and investigating zakat eligible persons. For this purpose, we need travel expenses. Can we withdraw this amount from company's zakat fund or should it be from non-zakat fund? Thanks in advance.
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