Zakat

You must estimate on the date and pay zakat on every year that you’ve had it in your possession for over one lunar year if it reached the nisab level. It must be given to a poor and needy Muslim in the form of cash. If you don’t have cash to pay it, you must […]

Is it true? Wealth that is being saved to get married, to build a home or for other purposes is subject to zakaah if it reaches the nisaab and one full year has passed, whether it is gold, silver or cash, because of the general meaning of the evidence which indicates that zakaah is obligatory on that which reaches the nisaab and one full year has passed, with no exceptions.

Zakat

26 Jul

Yes

Can we pay zakat money for water related issues. Like putting a pipeline in the house etc

Zakat

14 Jul

No you cannot. Give it directly to the poor and needy in cash.

shall spending money to donate an alluminium dead body carrier in a local mosque be considered as giving zakat (believing it as giving to fi sabilillah,a category of zakat fund)?

Zakat

07 Jul

No, this is not one of the zakat recipients.

My maid and worker gets bonus on 2 Eid from me. My question is …. can I give this bonus amount as zakat ? Thanks in advance ..

Zakat

04 Jul

If this bonus is mentioned in the contract, this is not permissible. It is also not permissible to give them zakat unless they are poor or needy!

I have couple family members whom I give zakah money every month. I pay let’s say my 2.5 % of wealth will be $6,000 I pay according to that and I can’t wait till end of the year to give them zakat money because they need money every month to survive so is it ok for me to give them money every month instead of waiting till end of year because they need it.

Zakat

02 Jul

Last year’s zakat must be paid immediately once it is due. You can’t give it in installments. However, you can estimate next year’s zakat and give it on monthly basis and once the date is due, you calculate how much you gave and if there is a balance left, give it on the spot.

I forgot to pay Fitrana before Eid prayers. What can i do now?

Zakat

30 Jun

Praise be to Allaah.There is no sin on him because he is excused for his forgetfulness, but he has to pay it when he remembers it. Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about someone who forgot to pay zakaat al-fitr on time, and he replied: There is no […]

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