Zakat

QUESTION: Sheikh my parents bought gold jewellery for my sister to give her as a gift on her wedding so do we have to give zakat for those jewelry because here some people said that you don’t have to give zakat for gift because this is not your you will not use it. Is it true Sheikh?

Zakat

19 Apr

ANSWER: As long as its above nisab and in your mother’s possession for over a hijri year, she must pay zakat on it every year, until she actually, physically gives that as a gift to her daughter.

QUESTION: I hv alwys seen my fathr pay my mothr’s gold zakat diligently. I didn’t knw b4 dt wife is sinful. My hsbnd hs paid zakat 4 last fw yrs. Ds yr i kept remnding him. Nw he tells me he forgot d weight of gold at my home. 4 days left in Eid. No time to sell n give all zakat. My deadline is Eid. Cn u suggest a solution? I don’t want 2 be sinful. I didn’t knw he wud not pay this year.

Zakat

18 Apr

ANSWER: No problem if the husband gives his wife’s zakat out of love and compassion (when she authorises him). If he’s not going to pay it on your behalf, you must pay it immediately by selling some of the gold if you don’t have cash. Few days after eid won’t matter.

QUESTION: Can zakaa be paid to medical institution for treating problems like heart ailments and transplants.

Zakat

06 Apr

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. It must be paid directly to the poor and needy.

QUESTION: Some moulanas in pakistan claim that if someone have 20g Gold and other Some Silver (non Gold) and Some Money and one year passed on it. So there will be collectively Zakat on it. What if some one have 84g Gold and 84g (Silver) and some Money, it it necessary to give zakat on it? Please Guide. Thank you

Zakat

31 Mar

ANSWER: If the cash would be sufficient enough to complete the threshold of both the gold and sliver, he must give zakat on them as well.

QUESTION: Can zakat be given as goods/ ration kits instead of cash? I heard from my friend that it is not permissible for us to make decisions on behalf of poor and needy on zakat cash and it should be given in cash form only. Is it true, Please advise.

Zakat

30 Mar

ANSWER: What your friend has said is true.

QUESTION: I hope you are doing well, I ive in a non-muslim contry and I found a muslim named organisation that spends for kaffarah as I saw on their Web…but when I said “kafarah to be shared with 10 grown muslims” they replied that they don’t discriminate between race, religion or gender. Is my zakat and kafarah valid, cuz I already paid it.

Oaths, Zakat

26 Mar

ANSWER: No, it’s not valid. It must be only given to Muslims. You must pay again to poor and needy Muslims.

QUESTION: Can you please help me with a question about Zakat? I have 300gm of gold, which is above the nisab, and I can’t pay Zakat at the moment. Can I gift this gold to my children aged 5, 11, and 17? I saw on a website that it’s possible if they have full control over it. Can you explain what “full control” means? Also, do I need to physically give the gold to them, or can I keep it in my locker?

Zakat

26 Mar

ANSWER: If you had the 300gms with you for a full lunar year, it is obligatory that you pay zakah on it by selling some of it. You can gift it to your children anytime, and they have full possession over it, which means that they are free to use it or sell it as […]

QUESTION: If I am making a building in my land which will have 18 flats In Sha Allah with the intention of selling them do I have to pay zakat?if yes then what is the procedure?

Zakat

19 Mar

ANSWER: Such property is an investment and must be evaluated every year as it is and zakat is given on such an estimate until it is sold.

QUESTION: I have a question regarding Zakat that I was hoping you could help me with. I currently have 300gm of gold, which is above the nisab. I was wondering if it is possible for me to distribute or gift this gold to my children who are aged 5, 11, and 17

Zakat

18 Mar

ANSWER: It’s your choice, but if you gift them then it must be for real and not to get away from paying zakat! It would belong to them and not you anymore.

QUESTION: Two years ago I lent my mom some money(which is above Nisab amount), with the idea that she would pay it back when she was able to. But I forgot that when paying zakat over the last two years that she had that money and didn’t ask if she had it before paying my zakat, should I pay zakat for those two years automatically? And should I ask her before I pay my zakat in the future?

Zakat

28 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, you should pay the zakat for the past 2 years. From now on, every year before your zakat time, ask her if she can pay it back or not and if she declines, you don’t need to pay zakat for it as she is unable to.

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