Zakat

As follow up Question According to my wife his brother my in-law is paying Zakat yearly what ever he is possess including our money with him. (We are in Abroad) Q:Can he pay Zakat on our behalf? its permissible? are we liable on it?

Zakat

26 May

ANSWER: He must not give zakat without your authorization and prior consent. Otherwise, you have to pay it again and he has to give the money back from his own pocket.

Is it permissible to give zakat to mislims who do minor shirk or bidat or who do not pray or fast?

Zakat

22 May

ANSWER: Look for practicing Muslims as a first choice.

If someone took laon interestbased and asking for zakah can i give to him ?

Zakat

22 May

ANSWER: No, you must not. Zakat should be given to poor and needy Muslims in cash. Such people will be encouraged to take more loans depending that the likes of you will give them zakat.

My zakat is due. I was wondering who to give to. This is my first zakat. I have a maid whose husband cant find work. They have 2 kids. And they have loans. Can i give them my zakat?

Zakat

21 May

ANSWER: Zakat is given to a poor or needy Muslim in the form of cash. If your maid is classified as poor or needy, you can give them from your zakat, however, you must not assist them with paying any interest based loans.

The amount to be deducted from zakat is the pays of servants and household expenditures. How many months of servant pay to be subtracted from zakat account and if I sold my inherited land to give loan to my cousin and plan to buy a house for myself when he returns loan. No plans of business . Shall I give zakaat on this amount?

Zakat

18 May

ANSWER: This is not how zakat is calculated. Zakat is owed over any cash and gold savings that you have been with you for over a lunar year and reaches the nisab. You do not subtract household expenses and pays of servants from it. Zakat on loan: If you ask them for the money every […]

I want to ask if I have a loan n I am giving in instalments to person then is zakat farz(mandatory) on my gold?

Zakat

17 May

ANSWER: Yes.

My question is which nisab to follow for zakat. Some scholars say silver because it’s Lower and some say gold. Would it matter if I choose either? Also would it be a sin if I pay more then 2.5 percent just to be “safe”.

Zakat

15 May

ANSWER: For zakat on cash you need to follow nisab of 595 grams of silver.

We have little cash money and others in d bank.I have gold morethan 80grm but all has not yet reach one year.Can i give zakat for my money and gold in ramadhan because reward is multiply. Im not rich but i have little savings for my kids since I am a working mom.Can u tell me d ruling of zakat.Can i give to my mother?I have amount of savings but I depend my daily expenses tru monthly salary.

Zakat

14 May

ANSWER: If the cash reaches 595 grams of silver or more, you must give zakat on that once a whole lunar year passes. It is best to give it once it is due and not to give it out in Ramadan as all poor get zakat in Ramadan and they continue to be poor the […]

Can zakat be given as food items.

Zakat

14 May

ANSWER: No, zakat must be given in cash.

I have debt on me. Last year i was working without salary for almost a year. Alhamdulillah i joined a different company and my salary is paid on time. But last year had to take help from friends to survive.So now Zakah is due. Can i use my zakah money to pay some of my debts? Is this allowed?

Zakat

13 May

ANSWER: Zakat is owed from you if you have any cash savings for a whole lunar year that reaches the nisab. You can’t use zakat to pay off your debts. If you haven’t had any savings, there is no zakat on you.

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