Zakat

QUESTION: My dad manages my zakah and my bank. I informed him i have lots of money in my cupboard since many years. He told me that’s ok because he pays extra zakah every year so it gets covered in that. Is it ok? I am confused because of the niyah aspect of it.

Zakat

08 Jun

ANSWER: If you trust that he will give from his own money the equivalent of your zakat and that he is not lying, this is permissible as it is a gift from his side. However, you must calculate what is saved in your cupboard and give the zakat on it personally just to be safe […]

QUESTION: I have estimated the zakat of my gold for whole year, i am a salaried person, i cannot pay whole amount yearly, instead i pay it on monthly basis as divided the whole amount over 12 months from my salary, Is it okay?

Zakat

19 May

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to delay zakat like this at all! You can give next year’s zakat in advance on monthly basis if you want.

QUESTION: What is the minimum age for giving zakat

Zakat

10 May

ANSWER: There is no such age. Zakat if given on the wealth, regardless whether it is owned by an orphan child or someone insane

QUESTION: Sheikh, is it allowed to disburse interest money from savings account to a relative (Zakaat eligible) who are already in economic hardship and lost jobs?

Charity, Riba, Zakat

28 Apr

ANSWER: This is permissible providing they are not your parents, children or spouses.

QUESTION: my wife have 15 tola of gold, but she is not working and doesn’t have any income source,so is it possible that she make me owner of 8 tola of gold and keep remaining 7 tola gold with her, and than I pay zakat over 8 tola of gold and she doesn’t have to pay since 7 tola is below nisab value? And than can I allow her to use that 8 tola of gold whenever she wants

Zakat

19 Apr

ANSWER: This is worse than the trick of the Jews who were ordered not to work on the sabbath, so they dug trenches on Friday and caught the fish on Sunday that was trapped in it and as a consequence of their trick, Allah cursed them and changed them into monkeys!

QUESTION: I hv 30gm gold n 366 usd for mor than 1 yr. Pay zakat?

Zakat

05 Apr

ANSWER: If you have cash money that has reached the threshold, you should add this gold to it and pay zakat.

QUESTION: Can we give zakat to pay someone’s bank loan? This sister’s husband took loan with interest but he died now his wife has to pay. The bank has forgiven the interest rate but not the principal amount.

Loans, Riba, Zakat

17 Mar

ANSWER: If the loan is on the sister and she is forced to pay it off, this is permissible but it is not permissible to pay off an interest loan from zakat especially if it was on someone who is dead.

QUESTION: How to give zakat al fitr in a kafir country? Since it must be given to a poor Muslim.

Zakat

08 Mar

ANSWER: Look for the masjid you go to and whether they have a solution for that.

QUESTION: I do not work but I am given gift money year-round and I was wondering if Zakat is obliged on me even though these are not my individual earnings. This money is from graduation, Eid, and the likes. I use this money for personal needs/wants.

Zakat

25 Jan

ANSWER: If this money reaches the nisab then yes, you must pay zakat on it, whether it’s your hard earned money or gift.

QUESTION: How can I calculate my zakat if one day it’s price is $775 while the other day it is $800 per (12 grams of gold)

Zakat

24 Jan

ANSWER: You must fix a day and every hijri year must see what the selling price of gold is on that particular day and give 2.5%

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