Zakat

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.

Sheikh, we have a land and we are looking to sell it.If I am not wrong we have decided to sell it only around 1 month back and if that particular land is sold within next lunar year and if that money is invested on a home which we are building now before next lunar year, Is this money zakatable?

Zakat

14 Jun

ANSWER: No, if the money is used before it completes a lunar year, there’s no zakat on it.

After distributing zakath. I have good amount left,so can i send someone to umrah??

Zakat

30 May

ANSWER: If this is zakat money that is left, you cannot use it to send someone for umrah. Zakat should be given in cash to poor and needy Muslims in their hands and they will do as they please with it.

Pls advise & Is it permissible to give zakaat to a person who does bidah like going to dargah.

Shirk and its different forms, Zakat

30 May

ANSWER: Giving it to someone who does shirk is not accepted.

I had invested 8000 dhs in a company that paid me profit for a year. For the past one year I havent received any returns and the company came out to be a ponzi company that operated on bitcoin and the owner is in police custody with no guarantee of any returns. They havent paid any of the investors. Do i have to calculate zakat on this 8000 dhs. Kindly reply.

Zakat

26 May

ANSWER: There is no zakat on it as it is lost, until you get it back.

We live in america. A known organization collects zakatul fitr money online for food then to be given to those who need it. my question is it valid if I give the money online before the 27th, 28th of ramadan, or should the money itself used to buy the food be given online after the 27th, 28 of ramadan be valid?

Zakat

25 May

ANSWER: If you trust this organization that they would give staple food to the poor then no problem in giving it to them before 27th, but it must be instructed to them to give it after 27th and before your eid salah.

Zakat related: My husband will not allow to sell jewelry even if it’s from my parents.I have to go without his permission to do this.Is this allowed?

Zakat

25 May

ANSWER: This is your gold and you don’t need his permission to sell it.

Should zakat be calculated on selling price or on buying price? Like here if i buy gold the price will be 50k per vori, but if i have to sell it will be counted as 40000 tk per vori. Incase of selling they always deduct 20%. This is followed countrywide.

Zakat

23 May

ANSWER: Zakat should be given on the selling price which they will give it to you when the shop buys it from you.

How much should I pay zakat?

Zakat

19 May

ANSWER: If you have 85 grams of gold or above for a lunar year, you must give zakat on that. If you have 595 grams of silver or more for a lunar year,you must give zakat on that. If you have cash money that is equivalent to 595 grams of silver or more, you must […]

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