Zakat

If I did’nt give the past zakat should I give it now and is it permissible for me to give zakat to mosques and islamic madrasas?

Zakat

17 Jun

ANSWER: 1- It’s obligatory upon you to give your past zakat as it’s a debt on you. You must sincerely repent to Allah while showing deep remorse for delaying it for this long.

I usually give Zakat every August as that is when I acquired Gold. Now I wish to give Zakat during Ramadan, so after I give this year August, can I give early next year during Ramadan and going forward continue every Ramadan?

Zakat

16 Jun

ANSWER: Zakat is not given according to Gregorian calendar as this is wrong and unislamic. It must be given according to hijri calendar on a fixed date. You can give it earlier if you wish.

I want to ask about zakat of my jewellery ( as mehar ) does a woman have to pay it. Is it her responsibility? can she take it from her husband especially if she has no source of income of her own.

Zakat

06 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, it’s her responsibility to pay zakat on it as it belongs to her but if the husband is willing to pay her zakat out of love then no problem in this.

I have money and my wife has gold.money exceed jakat nisab,but total gold does not,Does i need to give jakat on money +gold,or only money? I only gave zakat on money not the gold,because gold quantity does not exceed nisab.do i need to sum them all and give jakat on it.

Zakat

27 May

ANSWER: The zakat is only on the cash for you. Your wife’s gold is her property and if it does not reach the nisab, there’s no zakat on it for her.

Sheikh, is a person sinful if he spends the large amounts of money he needs to spend (valid) with the intention that if He delays spending it then he will have to give zakat on it.So he spends it before the date he calculates the zakat.

Zakat

06 May

ANSWER: No problem.

I’ve had money over the nisab for nearly a year so I know I have to pay 2.5% of that. But I’m confused about what to do with any new gifted money I may get. This money isn’t over the nisab and I spend it sometimes so if I get different amounts on different dates how do I work out the zakaah? If it totals up to the nisab after a few months do I start counting a year from then?

Zakat

06 May

ANSWER: It is very difficult to calculate the zakat every month when money is coming at different times. This is why it is best and safest to assign one day in the year and on that day, we calculate all the wealth we have in our possession whether it came a year ago or a […]

My friends mother in law’s took all my friend’s zakat money without her consent and travelled to other country. Her husband also knew this but he didn’t say anything to his mother and now my friend is struggling to pay zakat as she is left with nothing

Dealings and Attitudes with In-Laws, Zakat

06 May

ANSWER: She must pay the zakat money to the poor and needy! Her mother in law is a thief and must be held accountable for the money she stole without her consent. She and her son are obliged to return it.

From age of puberty up until age of 25. I did not pay zakaat as i was not practising islam. Do i make up for all them missed years? What shall i do?

Zakat

04 May

ANSWER: Whoever has failed to pay zakaah for past years has to pay it, whether he omitted to do so knowingly or out of ignorance. Calculate an approximate amount to the best of your ability and pay it.