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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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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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Cases in which paying the value of zakat in money is permissible
The Nisaab of camels counted for zakat is five camels and the amount of zakat to be levied is a goat. If it reached ten camels, then the amount of zakat to be levied is two goats and the due zakat for twenty-five camels is a one year old she-camel. My question is as follows: "If I have five camels but do not have a goat, what should I pay for zakat.. More
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Entrusting someone to pay one's Zakah from their money
assalamu 'alaykum QUESTION ON ZAKAH: i need to give zakah; is it permissible if i request someone to give the money to the poor, on my behalf, and i will pay that person later for what they had paid on my behalf? will i have fulfilled my duty of giving zakah by doing so? i mean, for example, there may be a case that a person needs to send the zakah.. More
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Scholarly opinions on giving the equivalent of the due Zakah
Is it religiously permissible for me to buy a flat out of my Zakaah money for my brother or one of my employees to marry and live therein? To avoid embarrassing them, I will not let them know that it is money from Zakaah. Kindly note that they are in need of help. Thank you.
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Giving Zakah in kind as a gift: a Sharee‘ah perspective
I am an engineer, and I save a part of my salary which amounts to the due Nisaab of Zakaah; and I have some poor relatives: is it permissible to give Zakaah to them in the form of gifts which I buy from the market and give to them? Please note that if I give them money, they will not accept it. So, is it permissible to give Zakaah in the form.. More
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Is it sufficient to fulfill the obligation to give Zakah in the form of meat?
I would like to know whether it is permissible to give meat for the Zakaah of property instead of money... More
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Using approximation in calculating Zakah
Do we really need to calculate Zakat?What we do we give money almost every month for Zakat and then charity our Niat is that we calculate approximately for Gold and some money we have for whole year.Do you think approximation is acceptable or we need to calculate exactly... More
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Paying Zakah in form of gifts
Can I take part of my Zakah and buy some presents to some poor people in my country, because it is difficult for them to take money? Or must the Zakah be given as a money only, not other things?.. More
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