QUESTION: I’m married and well settled man. I give zakat on my wife’s (housewife /non-working) jewellery . My father-in-law is a daily wage earner, with no savings and has just a very old house , which he lives in ( and is falling apart ). My question is, can i give the zakat money to him?

Zakat
16 Apr

ANSWER: If it’s your wife’s gold then it’s not permissible to give its zakat to her father

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QUESTION: Can voluntary donations replace the obligation of Zakat, meaning that one does not have to pay Zakat if they give enough in voluntary charity?

Charity, Zakat
04 Apr

ANSWER: Can one offer voluntary prayers and intend that it takes the place of Fard prayers?

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QUESTION: Giving zakal ul fitr in the name of our deceased father/mother/Grandparents for them to get the blessings and reward out of it, is it permissible or is it an innovation?

Fasting and Ramadan, Innovations, Zakat
29 Mar

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to give zakat ul fitr on behalf of deceased people & it’s an innovation.

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QUESTION: If a person has upcoming remaining 50% payment of his car, which is a big amount, can he deduct that amount from the calculation of his Zakat money?

Zakat
29 Mar

ANSWER: This is not permissible and he must give zakat on what he has in hand.

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QUESTION: Is it true that we should not give zakat if he/she has gold though they are very poor. Kindly explain this.

Zakat
28 Mar

ANSWER: If they are poor and the amount of gold is minimum which women usually need to adorn themselves with, we don’t need to expect them to sell their gold or their clothes before giving them zakat! 

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QUESTION: My local mosque does not accept zakat ul fitr in the form of food, is it permissible for me to give my mosque money?

Fasting and Ramadan, Zakat
27 Mar

ANSWER: If the masjid buys and gives food items to poor Muslims with that money then no problem. But if they only hand them cash, this is not valid.

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QUESTION: In my family we have lots of debt. But the jewellery we have at home is above nisab, but we are middle class. What we earn in a month spent in the same month, is zakah fard to us?if yes then what we do? But we don’t want to sell the jewelleries

Zakat
27 Mar

ANSWER: If the jewelry reaches the nisab (threshold) or exceeds it, you must give zakat on it every year, whether by using your cash or by selling parts of it if you don’t have cash.  Failing to do so would admit you to hellfire where the same jewelry you are refusing to sell would be […]

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QUESTION: My brother is an independent/financially independent adult but does not fast or pray. Is it acceptable for my mother to pay zakat al fitr on his behalf without him knowing?

Fasting and Ramadan, Zakat
26 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in this! However, if he doesn’t fast nor pray, this wouldn’t benefit him as he might be a disbeliever for not praying at all! She should be more worried about that than worrying for zakatul fitr

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QUESTION: Last year I gave on the zakat deadline my zakat to my mother and aunt to distribute around in my hometown to the poor. They did this but they distribute partly every few months. Is this allowed or do I need to give my zakat to charities to do this?

Zakat
25 Mar

ANSWER: Zakat must be given on its due date and must not be delayed for this long. You can take a couple of days extra but not months like this.

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QUESTION: I have neighbors with children who aren’t doing well financially. They have an apartment and money for food, but the one salary barely covers her expenses. Sometimes they can cover everything, and sometimes they have to go into the red (e.g. little food). Can I give them Zakat al Fitr, or does it have to be given to someone who is much worse off?

Fasting and Ramadan, Zakat
23 Mar

ANSWER: As long as the salary doesn’t cover the whole month, it is permissible to give them zakatul fitr

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