ANSWER: No, it is not as it should be given in the form of food.

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ANSWER: This is not permissible. Zakah must be given to poor and needy in the form of cash so that they can use it as per their need.

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ANSWER: The threshold (nisab) of money is the value of 595 grams of silver which is about 300$. You try and set a date and on that day, you calculate how much you have and give 2.5% in zakat. Every lunar year, you do this process on that date.

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ANSWER: If its not in your possession and they would not give it to you even after you ask them to, in this case there’s no zakat on it for you.  However, you must ask your husband to talk to your in laws and give that jewelry back to you and after that keep it […]

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ANSWER: This is not permissible unless he is poor or needy! If I buy a luxury car on installments and build a house in installments, i am not labeled as poor or need to take from zakat!  The loan that can be paid from zakat is a loan that the owner took for an emergency […]

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ANSWER: Ramadan has got nothing to do with your zakat.  You must give your zakat when it’s due.

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