Zakat

Sheikh i am under debt,and collecting money for it.Am i obliged to pay the zakat from this money

Zakat

10 May

ANSWER: If the money reaches the value of 595 grams of silver or more and a whole lunar year passes on it, you must give 2.5% as zakat.

Sheikh I didn’t pay zakaat on my gold for last seven years. I want to pay from now on. Is the old zakat still payable by me? How to pay zakat for my previous seven years? How to account for different gold prices during those seven years?

Zakat

09 May

ANSWER: You must pay the zakat for all those years by estimating the selling price during each year and giving 2.5% of it, if it had reached Nisab, besides repenting to Allah. https://youtu.be/iGjpG08SLWI

Can i give my zakat to my aunty (father’s sister) so she can do umrah. she is not married she does not has father and brother… We live together and share the expenses. It means can i give money in order to assist her to do umrah not giving all money but as mush as my zakat?

Hajj and Umrah, Zakat

08 May

ANSWER: Zakat must be given to a poor or needy Muslim in the form of cash. If she is not classified as poor or needy, giving her from your zakat is not permissible. Going to Umrah is not mandatory for a poor person nor it is recommended if he can’t afford it

Sheikh, i need to pay my zakat for last ramadan till date. i am paying my zakat to one of my relatives who are very much needy. by giving them monthly expenses. I have 2 lands, which are barren and empty. i myself living in rented house. Kindly advice whether i need to pay zakat for my both lands.

Zakat

07 May

ANSWER: Firstly, one must pay his zakat exactly when it’s due and not on monthly basis. They can however pay their zakat in advance of the following year. Secondly, there’s no zakat on land, unless you put it for sale.

sheikh, we know that after crossing the threshold the money has to stay with us for a whole year but with in this time what if the money 1) increases or 2) decreases but not below the threshold. can you please expain what happens in these two instances?

Zakat

06 May

ANSWER: It is very difficult to keep track of all of this throughout the year. Therefore, it is best to set a date in the lunar calendar and whenever this date is due, you look at your savings and give 2.5% as zakat, regardless when the money came into your possession.

we do pay full amount of jakat but this time the full amount has not been payed till now (for the last Ramadan) what is the last time to pay the rest?can we pay it after this Ramadan including the amount of we have to pay for this fiscal year.

Zakat

04 May

ANSWER: You are sinful every single day for delaying it! Zakat must be given on the spot without any delay once it is due.

There is an organization in Pakistan that is working with an organization in Turkey to deliver Food Packages and Kitchen sets to the Syrian refugees. Each box cost Rs. 1750 (either for food package or kitchen set). Can we use a portion of our Zakat to fund those food packages?

Zakat

03 May

ANSWER: If it is a reliable charitable organization and you trust that they would give it to the poor and needy Muslims, this seems permissible.

I was married few months ego.all my gold was given by my father n mother in law.but my husband didnt give me anything.now he is not in a condition to give zakat.so is it must for us to give zakat? I dont want to get burn in jahannam.how should we do?

Zakat

30 Apr

ANSWER: If the gold is in your possession then you are obliged to give zakat by selling some of it.

Though I’m aware that it is the obligation of a muslim to pay zakah to his/her relatives first but nowadays I find my relatives in better condition than the conditions of muslimsbrothers and sisters who are oppressed or homeless. Can I distribute some of the portion of my zakah among them?

Zakat

22 Apr

ANSWER: You can give your zakat to any Poor or needy Muslims, preference is for the relatives. If you don’t have any poor relatives, you can give it to any other poor or needy Muslim.

I have no house,I am renting temporarily.I saved money and still saving which is still not enough to build a house… Am I supposed to pay zakka???

Zakat

18 Apr

ANSWER: You’re eligible to pay zakat if you have savings that reach nisab(Threshold) and stays with you for a whole lunar year, if not then you don’t have to give zakat. THRESHOLD FOR ZAKAT The threshold of money is the value of 595 grams of silver which is about 300$. You try and set a […]

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