How is the Zakat calculated on the following:Cash in banks,house for personal use, house for rent, house can be rented or for personal use, land bought for building another house, land bought for summer holiday, land for trade, personal belongings, shares investments.Can I consider the monthly payment for my brothers' family/children as partial payment.. More
I have some agricultural property which is not being used by me, but it is being looked after by my parents. They are using the income and also distributing among other family members. I am not using any of the income from that. Am I responsible for the zakat for that property.
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My question is in relation to Zakaat. I have a fully paid of investment property on which I had collected rent, but now the unit has been sold so. On what should I give Zakaat? Secondly, I have another investment house that is still under the bank. Should I give Zakaat on that?
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I live in a non-Muslim country, My husband has small business, and he has debts to the bank.I’m working, and I hardly manage hardly the expenses of the family.We are building a house now with my parents help1.Must I pay zakat ? Is it better to pay zakat monthly or yearly?2.Must I pay zakat on money that I saved a few years for something (like education.. More
My husband and I are first cousins. Two of our cousins are yeateem, and they are brother & sister. We have we were putting some amount of money in a separate account for them, keeping in mind that it will become easier for us to spend money at the time of their marraiges.Now few days back we decided to convert that money into gold, because the rate.. More
I paid Zakat on my wealth last year. However, there is no addition this year. Do I have to pay Zakat again this year on the same wealth for which I paid last year?.. More
I have started construction of a shopping complex for rent. I have been investing money in that project for less than a year. Construction is going on. Should I pay Zakah for the amount I am investing now? If so how it is being calculated?.. More
I would like to ask a question about Zakah.1) Who are the recepients of Zakah? Could it be transferred to any another place or not?2) Could you explain the system of Zakah?.. More
My question is: For those people who come to the mosque and ask for money and Sadaqa and for those either male or female who stay outside the mosque or asking in the streets near the traffic signals asking people to give them money or Sadaqa, Is it okay to give them money and I treat it like Sadaqa although I feel not confident when I give them because.. More
Regarding my Zakat. I know a man who is the brother of my wife. He is 32 years old, not married yet. He works but his income is not enough to save money for marriage. He is poor but not very poor. Is it possible to give him money from my Zakat to support him although I know that he is not good at saving money and he also smokes cigarretes
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A member of my family informed me that one has to pay Zakah al-Fitr not only for his family members but also for all those who have invited them in Ramadan... More
One of my sisters is widow whose husband died in an accident. Before her husband's accident her financial condition was very good but now she is facing lots of financial problems because she has 7 children and there is no source of income. We are supporting her financially but that is not sufficient. Now I want to give her Zakah money also, but I.. More
Dear Scholars. I have submitted a question before regarding the Zakah on shares and understand that if the shares owned are intended for their revenues then Zakah is payable on the revenues but if the shares are intended for trade, Zakah is payable on the capital and it's revenues.The shares that I own are intended for their revenues so I only pay.. More