Zakat

My friend owes me some money and his financial condition is now in so bad shape that he cannot repay my money. Now I want to excuse him from giving me my money and want to treat this as zakat. Can I do this ? To qualify as zakat do I have to again give him money to repay me his dues ?

Loans, Zakat

18 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible as there is a clear conflict of interest here. Give him your zakat if he is poor or needy but you can’t cross out his debt from zakat money!

My mother is above 70, she has a good amount of money. My dad has passed away. Her son is doing very poorly and the daughter’s husband does not want to do anything. Can my mother give her zakat money to them?

Zakat

27 Jan

ANSWER: No, she can’t give her son or daughter from the zakat money. If her son in law is classified as poor and needy, she can give her zakat money to him.

The nisab for Zakah is either 85g of gold or 595 g of silver, correct me if I’m wrong. But my question is if I have 1000€ on the bank, the the nisab of gold is not reached, but the nisab of silver. Do I have to pay Zakah or not? Why are there 2 threshold mentioned and how can we know which is applicable one our money because silver is less in value than gold?

Zakat

13 Dec

ANSWER: You need to see how many € are needed to reach 595 grams of silver and then give 2.5% of that because the nisab of cash is calculated according to the value of silver and not gold. https://youtu.be/UVOaj3eXzeQ

Can you give Zakat and Sadaqa even if you have debt?

Zakat

30 Jul

ANSWER: Yes, you must give the due zakat even if you have debt to clear.

I wanted to know if we can give the zakah money to a construction of madrasa (where poor kids come to read Quran)

Zakat

27 Jul

ANSWER: This is not permissible. Zakat should be given to poor and needy Muslims in cash and in their hands to do what they want with it.

Do parents need to give zaqat for the jewellery or money of their children till they are dependent or still not adults??

Zakat

13 Jul

ANSWER: Yes, they must give zakat on it, if it reaches the nisab which is 85 grams of pure gold for each child.

I have gold jewellery given by my parents at marriage…m not earning to pay my zakaat…shud I sell my jewellery every year to pay zakaat???how can a woman pay if she is not earning?

Zakat

02 Jul

ANSWER: If she doesn’t have the money, she must sell some of it and pay the zakat. However, if the husband willing wants to pay it on her behalf, by her authorization, this is permissible.

After Jummah prayer I was in a dilemma to either give my money to the poor(frequent visitors) or to give it for a construction of a masjid(one time visit). I ultimately gave it to the Masjid construction. Since Zakat is mentioned more in the Quran, should I have given it to the poor?

Charity, Zakat

29 Jun

ANSWER: This is not zakat, this is charity. You must give your zakat out again to the 8 categories mentioned in the Quran. Give it to the poor and needy Muslims as Zakat must be given to a poor or needy Muslims in the form of cash to do with as they please.

My parents have given me gold jewelry for my nikkah which is more than the nisab and I have to pay zakat. is my husband responsible for this zakat or should i pay on my own ?

Zakat

23 Jun

ANSWER: He is not responsible for paying your zakat however if you authorize him and he willingly accepts, this is permissible.

Can we pay zakat to a TV channel which spreads Islam-Tawhid? If the channel lacks enough money, of course.

Zakat

22 Jun

ANSWER: It is an issue of dispute. I am inclined to that this is not permissible.

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