The most authentic opinion of scholars is that zakat has to be paid for gold even if one is using it. If you have more than 85 grams, you should give 2.5% as zakat
Read moreIf the jewelry and the one thousand dollars have been with you for a year, you should give 2.5% of both to charity.
Read moreIt is not permissible to pay zakat for building mosques as it is not from the 8 categories mentioned in 9:60.
Read moreYes, you have to pay zakat as long as the gold you possess is 85 grams or over and that a whole year has passed on it.
Read moreI am presuming that the loan is not interest based (riba) as this is a major sin. As for the question, if they have money saved that a whole year passed over it and it is more than 1200 dollars, they have to pay zakat over that.
Read moreIf you don’t have anything saved for a whole year that exceeds the value of 595 grams of silver, there is no zakat on you.
Read moreYou must follow the Islamic calendar.
Read moreThere is no preference in paying zakat in Ramadan.
Read moreThere is no zakat required.
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