My husband bought a plot in instalments. Down payment 5lac then 2lac after every 3month for 3 years.then he will get possession of the plot.when n how will be zakat implementation start on it?

Zakat
07 Nov

If your husband doesn’t intend to sell this land to make profit out of it then there is no zakat on it.

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My husband have earned a good amount of money and have it in his possession for more than a year. I have asked him to pay zakat on that money but he didn’t. Will i be also sinful for it?

Zakat
26 Oct

The sin is on him and it is a major sin.

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Does one have to pay zakat over money deposited in Fixed Deposit account in a bank for a year or more. The deposit is for security reasons as as one fears about cyber thefts. Of course, the interest earned is not utilized for self and is given to poor and needy.

Zakat
23 Oct

Yes one has to pay zakat on the savings of over a year.

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Please is it allowed to give zakat weekly? I am asking this because i recieve my salary weekly and i am paid according to the hours or days that i work. I’m confused how to give it yearly because there are times i dont work for about 3 months. I hope you enlighten me on this.

Zakat
17 Oct

You must pay your zakat after completion of the lunar year. Whatever possession you have at the end of the lunar year, you pay your zakat on it if it reaches the nisab regardless of when you got your salary.

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I have recently sold my bussiness for a big sum of money.zakaah for 2017 was paid in Ramadan.I usually give it in Ramadan. Question is …Is zakaah payable on that amount next Ramadan.someone said only payable if I have had it a full year.. Paying is no problem Just need clarity

Zakat
07 Oct

Yes, you must pay it next Ramadan if it is still with you or whatever is left of it.

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A few of my friends with some other people in their university are fundraising to provide water and sanitation to the rohynga in our country.They are also trying to build a mosque for them(I dont know if there will be any bidah or not committed in that mosque).The funds are combined.Can the money of zakah be sent to them.

Zakat
02 Oct

Zakat money must not be used to build masjids or dig wells.

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Ya shaykh when I was 18 years old I worked and earned £4,800 yearly for seven years between 1987-1994. I don’t remember paying zakat so what should I do?

Zakat
29 Sep

You must estimate the amount of zakat owed and pay it immediately.

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Sheikh the government takes alot of tax from us, the amount we pay is a very large proportion of our sales and profits, do we still have to pay zakat or is it included in the tax, as the tax amount is used on the poor or the running of the country?

Zakat
18 Sep

You still have to pay zakat if you have savings that exceed the threshold.

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My husband is eligible to receive zakat (he has no income) and I want to give him my zakat. If he keeps the zakat cash that I gave him at home and I spend out of it for me or our child, is it wrong? Usually he comes home late and I can go out (with my husband’s permission) and get our necessities whenever I need it easily.

Zakat
24 Aug

You can give zakat for your husband, providing you give it to him cash in his hand to possess.

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Please can you tell me if it is allowed to buy gold from the zakat money to give to a poor person’s marriage in India.

Zakat
21 Aug

No, zakat money must be given in cash unless the poor or needy authorizes it.

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