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Assalam o Alaikum, I constructed a house in partnership of two friends. It took about three years from purchase of land to completion. I faced a lot of financial hardship during this period and also borrowed money from people. Everything is settled now and we have distributed the profit etc. Is zakat payable on profit only or the capital also? It is only recently that the house is sold.

02 Jun

Wa alaikum assalaam The zakat is due on the capital invested and the profit.

I have an uncle who recently suffered a stroke and as such he is currently unemployed. We would like to give our zakat to him but without telling him that it is zakat because he would be very upset if he knew it was zakat and might refuse it. So could we give him our zakat without telling him that it is zakat?

02 Jun

Assalamu alaikum, If he is poor or needy, you don’t have to tell him.

Assalamu Alaikum warahamatullali wabarakatuhu I wanted to how the ruling on giving zakat for diamond jewellery(necklace).its 1 year since i bought it Jazakallah Khair

02 Jun

Wa alaikumsalam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuhu,

Assalaamu alaykum! I’d like to ask when paying zakaah this year do I have to include also the taxmoney which I will be receiving on december this year? Last year when I worked I paid too much taxes and this year on december I will receive them back. I know how much they are. Do I have to include them in this years zakaah even if I don’t have them yet? JazakAllaahu khairan

01 Jun

Yes.

Can sadaqah be given to non Muslims? CAn it be give to Muslims that have different or deviant aqeedah, like visiting the grave of certain pious person is equivalent to hajj. Can I give sadaqah and zakah to such muslims?

01 Jun

Sadaqa is unlike Zakat. Zakat can only be given to Muslims. Sadaqa can be given to even animals.

How do we pay zakat on buildings that we own and keep for rent?

24 Dec

There is no zakat on it.

Will the following payment of money qualify as zakat? A son-in-law paying for the medical expenses of his aged father-in-law (age over 80 years). The father-in-law has some financial assets but they are not enough to pay for medical expenses

24 Dec

If he doesn’t have enough to pay it, this is permissible.

i wish to know whether i can contribute from my zakat towards digging of bore hole with hand pump for poor villagers in nigeria where i work as expat or should i contribute as sadka e jariya.

12 Nov

This is not permissible.

Every month I use some portion of my salary for expenditure, I save some for my daughters wedding and education in future. Am I liable to pay zakat on the money I save for my daughter s wedding and education

26 Oct

Yes. If it reaches Nisab; which is the value of 595 grams of silver and a whole lunar year passes on it.

Is it permissible to give zakat to more than one person? If Allah has given him plenty wealth and he is a billionaire, he then gives his zakat to 2 or more people. Maybe if given to one person can receive millions or close to, instead he gives to 2 or more if the money is plenty so they can benefit from it?

24 Oct

One must not give his zakat to a person or more to the extent that they become rich! He should give the poor what suffices him for a year! Therefore, if his zakat is in millions, this should be given to thousands of people and not one or two. He should also be careful to […]