Zakat

i havr to repay a loan from bank and hence i have done some saving,example 100,000 amongst which i have 40,000 saving.so am i liable to pay zakat from 40,000 and salary or only only from my salary/jwlry,etc?

Zakat

25 Mar

ANSWER: You must give zakat on the gold which is above 85 grams of gold. You give 2.5% on any cash you have had in your possession for over one lunar year whether it is yours or it is a loan!

I have two sons who are still small(not reached age of puberty). If I take few ornaments of gold from my Jewellery and put it aside in the locker for their future studies or marriage, and I don’t use it at all, then do I have to pay zakath for the same?

Zakat

20 Mar

ANSWER: Yes. https://youtu.be/iGjpG08SLWI

I am having gold which is above nisab level( given by my inlaws) but i dont have income atleast to run my family. I gather amount from my family so that i can fulfil basic needs and beyond that my parents have to help me. now what is my option in giving zakath

Zakat

20 Mar

ANSWER: If you are a woman, you must give zakat on the gold you have even if you have to sell some of it.

Do we need to pay zakat on jewellery which is used 2 to 3 times a year only – for big occasions.

Zakat

19 Mar

ANSWER: Yes if it reaches the nisab. https://youtu.be/iGjpG08SLWI

Why is there no Zakah on pearls and diamonds?

Zakat

22 Feb

ANSWER: Because Allah mandated that zakat is due only on gold, silver and cash. If you are trading in them, there is zakat.

I am fron Bangladesh. Here in Bangladesh, madrasa (school for islamic teaching) are mostly run by peoples donation and mostly the orphan and the child from poor background go there. Can i donate my Jakat money to a madrasa or it must be given to the poor peoples hand.

Zakat

13 Feb

ANSWER: Zakat must be given in cash to poor and needy Muslims and they do with it what pleases them.

Shaeikh, say in 2016 one had 100K in the bank and paid Zakat, 2.5% and in 2017 now is 120K, shall one pay ZAKAT for the whole sum or for the 20 extra

Zakat

24 Jan

ANSWER: You have to pay Zakat for the whole amount and this is every year.

Zakat on plot bought on installments on which payment is still due – Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem

Articles, Q&A/Fatwas, Videos, Zakat

06 Jan

There is Muslim family in need of money as the sole bread winner needs to get a surgery done. Is it okay to give them from our zakat even if they do not offer salah? Is this permissible?

Zakat

16 Dec

ANSWER: If they are Muslims, poor and needy, you can give them the zakat. If they are known kafir, you can’t give them zakat.

I gave my zakaat to a person who was in a lot of debt. After the person’s debts were over, he returned my money back as I hadn’t informed him that the money I gave was my zakaat money. What should I do with this money?

Zakat

01 Dec

ANSWER: You must not take the money back, if you already took it return it back to him and tell him that you forgive him and you don’t want the money.

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