QUESTION: I have neighbors with children who aren’t doing well financially. They have an apartment and money for food, but the one salary barely covers her expenses. Sometimes they can cover everything, and sometimes they have to go into the red (e.g. little food). Can I give them Zakat al Fitr, or does it have to be given to someone who is much worse off?

Fasting and Ramadan, Zakat
23 Mar

ANSWER: As long as the salary doesn’t cover the whole month, it is permissible to give them zakatul fitr

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QUESTION: I have gone to many shops to sell gold however they gave me less than 50% of the value of the gold price unfortunately.Now when giving the zakat in cash should I go for the ongoing market price of the gold or the price which I got by selling the gold?

Zakat
19 Mar

ANSWER: You give zakat according to the price you would get today if you were to sell it. 

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QUESTION: Can I give all my zakkat money to a single person or is it recommended to divide the money among lot of people in who are in need ?

Zakat
08 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in giving it to a single poor or needy Muslim if this would relieve him from his needs. 

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QUESTION: When moving from KSA six years ago, we set aside 5,000 SAR for Umrah and plan to go once we add more. Is Zakat due on this amount?

Zakat
25 Feb

ANSWER: Yes

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QUESTION: I am giving Zakat to a Charitable Trust (run by Muslims) who is collecting Zakat & giving it as an Educational scholarship only to the verified poor or needy muslim students studying in school or college throughout the country. Is my Zakat accepted?

Zakat
12 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible You should give zakat in cash to poor and needy Muslims in their hands for them to do whatever they want to do with it.

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QUESTION: Can we feed animals using Zakat money? And will the Zakat be paid through that?

Zakat
03 Oct

ANSWER: The animals are not one of the 8 categories mentioned in 9:60 (Quran) and hence this is invalid.

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QUESTION: If i have gold on which zakat is applicable, what if i share some gold with my mother and keep half for myself, do i still have to pay for my gold?

Zakat
18 Aug

ANSWER: If its your gold, you must pay zakat on it! If you GIFT half gold to your mother, she would own it and not you anymore! Don’t try to trick or play with Allah’s rules!

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QUESTION: Can we give zakat money for the madrasa hifz students for their fee, if they are claiming that they are eligible for zakah

Zakat
12 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible.

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QUESTION: My father-in-law – wife’s father and husband of my maternal aunt, needed an urgent medical surgery which he couldn’t afford due to his financial condition. He has a home where he lives but no sellable property or savings. He lives on monthly pension money from Govt. job. Alhamdulillah, I was able to pay his medical treatment cost. Can I count this as Advance Zakat for my next Zakat year?

Zakat
07 Jul

ANSWER: This doesn’t count from zakat if you didn’t have that prior intention before paying it off

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QUESTION: Do I pay zakat on a gift card that has money on it?

Zakat
23 Jun

ANSWER: If it reaches the threshold by itself and you possess it for a whole year, there is zakat on it.  Otherwise, you need to add it to the cash and other zakatble wealth you may have. 

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