Zakat

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.

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.

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