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Paying zakat entails the owner's intention or authorization
A mother left some money with her daughter while she was ill and never informed anyone about it. After a while, the daughter paid the zakat on her mother's money without telling her. With the mother now dead, was the daughter's decision correct or should she repay this money to the heirs? What is your advice in this regard in order to relieve this daughter.. More
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Ignorance does not exempt one from paying Zakat
My mother has been the primary bread winner for our family since our early childhood. Seven years ago, she rented a shop to sell clothes in. She started the business with 700 dinars and was ignorant of the obligation of zakat at that time. Whenever the capital reached one or two-thousand dinars, she used to buy extra goods for the shop, usually before.. More
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The correct opinion regarding paying Zakah from the money of a child
I have money that belongs to an under-aged orphan who lives with his paternal aunt. This money does not increase on a regular basis and, if there is an increase, it is usually slight. The money has now reached the Nisaab but it is not invested. Is Zakaah due on it?.. More
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Zakah of shares intended for the utilization of their revenues
I bought shares in an Islamic bank and I utilize the revenue. Do I have to pay Zakaah for these shares?.. More
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A decrease in the value of currency does not change the ruling of zakat
I have been hoarding foreign currencies for a year. However, its current value decreased from that of the time it was purchased so how should its zakat be paid?.. More
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Can he give charity from his mother's wealth without her permission?
One day I was in the market where I met an elderly man who asked me for some money, but I refused to give him since the money belonged to my mother. I thought that she would suspect something about the missing amount. Was I right in doing so?.. More
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Significance of associating the mention of prayer with zakat in the Qur`an
Why is prayer always mentioned along with zakat in the Qur`an?.. More
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Juristic opinions on the zakat of agricultural products
I own two acres of land, one of which is my property and the other is rented out. What is the due zakat on each of them, given that I am growing banana trees and that costs a lot of money to cultivate? .. More
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Paying Zakah on deposited money whose owner gifted it to the person with whom it was deposited
Six years ago, my father gave me a sum of money equivalent to fifty-thousand Saudi Riyals and, after two years, I told him in a phone call that I wanted to pay Zakaah on this money. My father said that this money was a trust and that I did not have the right to pay Zakaah on it. Three years later, my father said that the money he deposited with me is.. More
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Should a merchant pay Zakah for stocked commodities he could not sell?
Is Zakaah obligatory upon commodities stocked for more than a year? I am a merchant of general trade materials. I took part with a person in trading spare parts for heavy equipment for machines. We bought the aforementioned materials for $220,000. After a year, the net profit for each of us was $500. That is to say that we could not sell except a very.. More
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What if the yield of agricultural products was sold before paying Zakah?
I entered into a partnership with a person by giving him capital with which he cultivates. The profit yielded is divided according to a previously agreed upon rate (i.e. for example, 80% for the owner of the capital and 20% for the person participating with his effort). Is it permissible for me to pay the due Zakaah in the form of money with a rate.. More
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Clarification of paying zakat on diamonds
Is it obligatory to pay zakat for the acquisition of diamonds? .. More
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Zakah is due whenever its conditions are met even if the person is jobless
I am an eighteen year-old female student and I have no job. I have a sum of money which I save in an Islamic bank. I collected this money from gifts I received in ‘Eeds which have been deposited in the bank since I was a child and from savings I made from pocket money over the months, then I would deposit the accumulated money in the bank. Also, I.. More
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Zakah on deposited funds
I have an insurance deposit of 20,000 Dinars for the license of a construction company. I deposited this sum into a financial firm. Is Zakaah due on this money noting that it is now not eligible for withdrawal? May Allaah Reward you... More
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Money falling below the Nisaab during the year, then exceeding it afterwards
A man accumulated salaries that reached 4,500 Dirhams. The Nisaab of Zakaah last year was 3,800 and he paid Zakaah according to this Nisaab. This year, the Nisaab reached 5,500 and it was declared on the first day of Al-Muharram. If we consider this Nisaab, then there is no Zakaah due from him. The question is: Which of the two is the Nisaab that should.. More
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