Zakat

Can you give a poor person a sum of money that would make him wealthy or should poor people only receive that which would satisfy their basic needs?

Is it permissible to pay from one s zakat on wealth to patients of renal failure, cancer and other chronic diseases who need blood but cannot afford it, as the government health grants do not cover its cost?

Is it permissible to give out the cash equivalent of zakat-ul-fitr?

How can I calculate zakat on a plot of land reserved for investment?

Is it permissible to donate a sum from the money of a deceased as an ongoing charity to benefit his soul without harming his son's interests?

Is it obligatory to distinguish between sadaqah and zakat money?

I receive quarterly dividends from a bank deposit which is considered my main source of income. Should I pay zakat on the original deposit or on the dividends only?

Establishing a reserve fund to cover regular building expenses. Is zakat due on this fund?

How can I calculate the zakat on money invested in the stock market?

Zakat on money used for purchasing necessary items

How is zakat on leased property calculated?

Is zakat obligatory on the money of a minor used for trade purposes?

Is zakat payable on the gold and silver jewelry that a woman owns?

I have some money saved in a bank account but the interest on it is less than 1% a year. Should I still pay zakat on it?

What is the zakat on money saved for purchasing a marital house?

Is it possible to waive the debts owed by some of our Muslim brothers who are financially unable to settle them and count them as zakat?

Is it permissible to deduct the debt of a poor from zakat?

Is it permissible to use zakat ul-fitr to finance the marriage of poor Muslim girls?

Should zakat ul-fitr be paid on behalf of a dead person in the first of Ramadan after his death?

Should zakat ul-fitr be paid in one’s place of residence or back home?

How should zakat-ul-fitr be paid—in cash or as food products?

I want to know if a widow is required to pay zakat whether or not she has an income? Is it obligatory for her to pay zakat on the jewelry she wears?
 

Is it permissible for me to pay zakat to my poor sister and needy brothers?

Is it permissible for stepchildren to be beneficiaries of zakat?

I own a piece of land. I have not yet decided what I will use it for. Does it come under zakatable property once it is sold or realizes its value?

Is the money saved to purchase a house zakatable?

If a person rents out several buildings other than the one in which he lives, should he pay zakat on their total value or on the income he receives from them? What about the zakat on a factory, should it be paid on the total value of machinery and equipment?

Last year I bought a piece of land and completed its purchase, paying the price in full. I also reserved several pieces, paid part of the price and am paying the rest through installments. I have been told different things about the zakat I have to pay for these pieces of land. Could you explain what I should pay and when to pay it?

I have been putting aside 2.5 % of my salary as zakat and giving it to the poor. Should I pay zakat again at the end of the year?

What is the difference between sadaqah and zakat?

We pay our zakat on land, yet the proceeds do not suffice us

Can I give my zakat to a poor woman with children who is unable to support her family?

My relative owns a piece of land and her husband is handicapped. Is she an eligible beneficiary of zakat?

Do alms in Islam favor the rich over the poor as the rich have more to give away?

What is the ruling on zakat on debts that are unlikely to be collected and those likely to be collected? What is the ruling on the zakat on sold merchandise?

What is the ruling on paying zakat with the intention of both zakat and sadaqah?

I work as the director of a charity organization and receive a salary of 800 dinars. Now the administration wants to change its agreement with me, and instead of giving me a salary, it wants to give me a percentage of the money that I collect from donors. Is this permissible from a religious point of view? Is it permissible to use some of this money for some administrative expenses such as for the rent of the organization’s premises, coffee, tea and food for the family of a deceased person such as the son of the organization`s vice president?

Our father passed away one month ago and he left several apartments that he had invested. During his lifetime, he did not pay the exact sum of zakat due on their revenue but a random sum during the year. What should we do before dividing the estate? Is his sin removed if we pay the zakat due on him? We decided to give 5000 pounds in charity on his behalf; is it permissible if one of the heirs takes from this sum to pay off his own debt?

Is it permissible to give charity on behalf of my living parents?

I live in a European country where an association for Egyptians was established. Is it permissible to give my zakat money to this association especially since it teaches Arabic language to the children of Egyptian expatriates?

A Muslim has got sheep 200 heads, goats 200 heads, & cattle 100 heads ( for over a year now) in his grazing ranch ( natural feeding).

The number of his livestock is growing through breeding. I mean they give birth to lambs, kids &calfs.
Then all the necessary requirements (conditions) for paying Zakat are fulfilled.

Will he pay zakat in the form of cash money? Or Will he slaughter the animal and give the meat as zakat? Or Should he give the alive animal to one person?

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I live in a European country where an association for Egyptians was established. Is it permissible to give my zakat money to this association especially since it teaches Arabic language to the children of Egyptian expatriates?

Among the activities of our association are the following:
1. The Friends of Patients Project in which money is spent on poor patients.
2. The Orphans Welfare Program which provides financial and material assistance to orphans.
3. The Social Assistance Project which provides financial and material assistance to the impoverished.
Is it permissible to spend on these projects from zakat ul-fitr throughout the year or is it obligatory to distribute the sum of zakat-ul-fitr received by the association during the month of Ramadan?

Many babies are born with hearing impairments and need to undergo cochlear implant surgery within the first few months of their life or completely lose their hearing and language skills.
The operation costs 100, 000 EGP approximately. The General Authority for Health Insurance pays 45, 000 EGP while the parents must come up with the rest—a daunting prospect for many families. For this reason, the Relief Committee at the Egyptian Medical Syndicate in cooperation with the General Authority for Health Insurance at Alexandria intends to implement the Project for Cochlear Implants. We would like to know whether it is permissible to distribute zakat towards this

Is zakat obligatory on the money of a minor used for trade purposes?

Asalamo Aalaikom,

Can a mother or father pay zakat to the son or daughter and if so, can they pay all of the amount due or only a percentage of their zakat.
Thank you.

Assalamu alaykum, which verses or hadiths talk about the zakat obligation on inheritance, especially an orphan who has not reached age of puberty but inherited wealth. Any reference that obligates his wealth to be due for zakah even though he has not reached the age of puberty?

If I owe people money, & people also owe me money but are not paying it and I have money in the stock market. How do I calculate what I have to pay?

Assalamu Alaikum,

We distribute Zakat centrally through an organization in India. Some people are of the opinion that Zakat cannot be given to a person who is not a true practicing Muslim. In my place it is very difficult to differentiate people, whether they are true practicing Muslims or not. Most poor people here are just Muslims by name. What should we do?
Allah Hafiz.

Asalamu alaikom,

The question is, do I pay zakat on the full amount or total amount in the bank minus the debts owed? I bought an apartment for my son but only paid 50%. The other 50% is in monthly installments. My son does not live in this apartment. If I have the money to pay the remaining balance but choose not to because I need the money to live on for my daily expenses (my husband is dead), do I pay on the amount in the bank or amount in the bank minus the amount I still owe for the apartment? For example, the apartment cost 100,000. I paid 50,000 (3 years ago) and pay 1,000 monthly. I have 70,000 in the bank. Do I pay zakat on 70,000 OR 20,000 (70,000 minus 50,000)? Please provide the answer according to all mathahebs (Hanafi, Malaki, Shaf'i, Hanbali) Thank you.

Is Zaka Obligatory on the widow’s and orphan’s pension?

ASA,

Please advise me regarding one of our family member's suggestions about collecting money (as a part of Zakat on money). This would be deposited in a bank account and its revenue used as financial support for our less fortunate relatives, instead of collecting money only at times of need.

Can this count towards the obligatory zakat on money?

Jazakum Allah khairan

There is an association which collected Zakat to distribute among needy persons. How long the organization can keep the zakat in its possession. Should it complete the distribution of the zakat before next Ramadan or it can keep it in bank and use it when he needs it?

Al Salamou Alikoum

I have saved money that brings in about 1-1.5% per year. Less than zakat on money of 2.5 %; should I still pay 2.5% as zakat and have the main capital go down because of Zakat? Or what would be the solution given that I have no possibility to invest this money in a business or otherwise?

Many thanks

Assalamu alaikum, Dear Esteemed Scholars

Please clarify zakah rules for the following:

Is zakah payable on gold and silver jewelry that a woman has? Is zakah payable on dowry, whether given in gold or cash? With regard to investments, a large sum of money is invested in a company. A monthly dividend is received and used for expenses. The money invested can be withdrawn at any time. On what is zakah paid in such an instance? With regard to another investment, a monthly dividend is received. However, the money invested with the company cannot be withdrawn for five years. How is zakah calculated in this case? Guidance on this matter will be highly appreciated. Wa salam, thanks.

Assalamu alaikum, which verses or hadith talks about the zakat obligation on inheritance, especially an orphan who has not reached the age of puberty but inherited wealth. Any reference that obligates his wealth to be due for zakkah even though he has not reached the age of puberty?

If I see a poor or needy person in the street and I want to give them zakah , should I try to find out if they are Muslims? is it different if the hospital is only treating children

A Muslim has got sheep 200 heads, goats 200 heads, & cattle 100 heads ( for over a year now) in his grazing ranch ( natural feeding).

The number of his livestock is growing through breeding. I mean they give birth to lambs, kids &calfs.
 
Then all the necessary requirements (conditions) for paying Zakat are fulfilled. Will he pay zakat in the form of cash money? Or will he slaughter the animal and give the meat as zakat? Or should he give the alive animal to one person?

Thanks

When is the best time to pay zakat-ul-fitr?

What is the ruling of placing mihrabs in mosques, and are they prohibited innovations?

Is it permissible to give out zakat ul-Fitr in money format?

Is it incumbent on one to pay zakat on money he owns even if this money is to be used to purchase something necessary?

The petitioner grows sugar cane and beets. It takes the former a whole year to grow while the latter grows in six and a half months. The only available market for the two crops is the sugar company which determines their prices. 

Questions

What type of zakat should be paid on sugar cane and beets—zakat on crops or zakat on money?
Should zakat be paid on the total sum of money received from their sale or should any expenses be deducted from it?

Is it permissible to forgive the debt of a poor person with the intention of it being zaka?

Is it permissible to give zakat on wealth to the Cancer Institute?
Is it permissible to donate a sum of money to the Cancer Institute as an ongoing charity?

A family has been living Europe for more than thirty years. The family breadwinner passed away, leaving a sum of money which his wife and children use for their livelihood expenses and which is decreasingfrom one year to the next. The sum is almost consumed and there are no means for its investment. For how long should the family continue to payz akat?

What is the permissibility of paying part of zakat in the form of foodstuffs needed by any household such as rice, sugar oil and the like?

Is it permissible to pay from one's zakat on money to patients of renal failure, cancer and other chronic diseases who need blood but cannot afford it, as the government health grants do not cover its cost?

A man is due to pay his zakat. He lives in one city and his siblings and relatives who live in another city are poor. As his niece, whose daughter is preparing for marriage, is extremely poor, what is the ruling for the following?
1. Can he give his niece from the zakat due on his property to help in her daughter's marriage?
2. Is it permissible for him to pay zakat due on his property in a city other than the one in which he resides to maintain the ties of kinship?
3. Is it valid to give his poor sisters and relatives from the zakat due on his property to help them buy food and drink, clothes, in marriage preparations, medical expenses and so forth?

Is it permissible to pay zakat to my divorced daughter's children?

• Is it permissible to pay zakat towards establishing a kuttab [school for teaching the noble Qur'an]?
• Is it permissible to pay zakat towards buying a bus for an institute to transport the disabled under its care?

An organization operates in extremely poor areas with numerous needs. These include a need for food, clothes and money to satisfy the daily requirements of the poor. At the beginning of every Ramadan, the organization faces the problem of whether to pay zakat ul-fitr in cash or grain since a group of youth insist on the impermissibility of paying it in other than grain. They even attack those in charge of the organization and demand that they purchase grains with all the money in the zakat ul-fitr fund. What is the ruling for paying zakat ul-fitr in cash?

I am an unmarried working female and have a separate source of income from my father.
o Do I have to pay zakat or does the zakat my father pays in his capacity as my guardian suffice? Please take into account that I give voluntary charity from my own money. If zakat is due on my income, kindly inform me when it is to be paid, how it is calculated, and what are the preferable channels of its distribution?
o Do I have to pay zakat on my jewelry which I only use for ornamentation?

I have a bank deposit which is considered my main source of income. I receive a quarterly dividend (Ar. ‘ā’id), should I pay zakat on the original deposit or just on the dividend?

How is zakat calculated for a joint-stock company with capital investment, working capital and annual profits?

I would like the ruling for a plot of land which has been readied for construction and left with the purpose of its price increasing in the future. Do I need to pay zakat every year by estimating its worth?

The petitioner would like the ruling for zakat on money saved for purchasing the marital house and for marriage expenses. The sum has reached nisab (the minimum amount upon which zakat is due) and one lunar year has passed over its possession.
If zakat is obligatory, how is it to be calculated for the previous years?

We live in a residential building comprising 131 apartments. Each apartment owner has contributed 1000 EGP towards the property's reserve fund which is invested in an interest-bearing account. Owners pay monthly premiums of 30 EGP to cover regular building expenses. The deposited sum, 125, 000 EGP, has remained constant over the years without any decrease. Is zakat due on this fund?

A CEO of a company that owns an orchard for commercial purposes wants to know which of the following crops and fruits are subject to zakat and how it is to be paid out.
- 400 feddans of fruit bearing olive trees irrigated with well water through a network of drip irrigation.
- 100 feddans of fruit bearing grape vines irrigated with well water through a network of drip irrigation.
- 2000 fruit bearing palm trees irrigated with well water through a network of drip irrigation.
- 25 feddans of fruit bearing mango trees irrigated with well water through a network of drip irrigation.
- 600 feddans of grain (eg. wheat, sesame, corn, and broad beans) irrigated with canal water by means of a pump station and devices for drip irrigation.
- 300 feddans of vegetables (eg. zucchini, peas, and okra) irrigated with canal water by means of a pump station through a network of drip irrigation.

What is the extent of dealing in the stock exchange market? And what is the manner of paying zakat on shares?

Please give me the legal opinion for the following:
I have a sum of money, and I have a son studying abroad. Is it permissible to support him from zakat owed on money, supporting him partially or on full?

The petitioner's maternal uncle passed away on 9/4/2004. As he had no children of his own, his sisters' children inherited his estate and received their respective shares from the banks on 10/4/2005. When is zakat on the inheritance due? Is it to be calculated from the day of the uncle's death or from the day the heirs received their shares?

With the cooperation of some donors, an organization has purchased diabetic foot treatment equipment. This devise works by implanting stents in a patient's leg [artery], healing it after amputation was the only option.We would like to ask whether it is permissible to purchase the stents from zakat funds.

Please take into account that the beneficiaries of this treatment are from among the very poor. Before treatment begins, the organization gathers information about a beneficiary's social and financial situation.

Is it possible to waive the debts owed by some of our Muslim brothers who are financially unable to settle them and count them as zakat without disclosing to them my intention but only informing them that their debts have been forgiven?

Who is supposed to pay Zakat? (Kindly highlight whether a house wife is supposed to pay zakat just in case the husband qualifies for it)

I own a company dealing in computers and computer parts. A year has passed since its establishment and I want to know how to pay the zakat due on this enterprise.
Please note that there are debts, both for and against the company, as well as some stored goods since the company was first established. Are these debts and goods included in the calculation of my zakat?

Allah Almighty has enabled us to establish a charity. The main activity of this charity is to prepare those who have memorized the Qur’an to act as role models of good morals and character. We are preparing practical specialized programs which aim to develop their [ability] to memorize the Qur’an, acquire good manners, and emulate the Prophet as a role mode; and in affiliation with human development centers, we are working towards developing their intellectual and behavioral skills to build multi-talented personalities, discover their talents, and develop and firmly establish their affiliation to their Muslim ancestors. The question is: 

• Is it permissible to spend zakat money on such programs since they require huge amounts of financial support reaching 1,500 EGP per month for each child and which it has been possible to reduce to 380 EGP by relying on volunteers?

• Is it permissible to use some of these funds on teaching them handicrafts, which develop the right lobe of the brain and teach them the importance of self-reliance, earning from their own labor, and focusing their energies?

• Is it permissible to use some of these funds to teach them sports, which develops their physical fitness?

• Is it permissible to use some of these funds towards the installments for purchasing a place for teaching and preparing people who memorize and bear the Qur’an? Please clarify the legal ruling.
 

What is the ruling for spending zakat funds in spreading knowledge by asking Muslims to contribute towards educating others about Islamic culture. The center is working on publishing a series of books on Islamic civilization translated into English. The whole series comprises 100 books in the various fields of Islamic knowledge chosen by a group of specialists. As the process of translation, editing and publishing is costly, is it permissible to spend zakat funds towards such an enterprise?

Among the activities of our association are the following:
1. The Friends of Patients Project in which money is spent on poor patients.
2. The Orphans Welfare Program which provides financial and material assistance to orphans.
3. The Social Assistance Project which provides financial and material assistance to the impoverished.
Is it permissible to spend on these projects from zakat ul-fitr throughout the year or is it obligatory to distribute the sum of zakat-ul-fitr received by the association during the month of Ramadan?

• What is the ruling for giving zakat on wealth in the form of food to break another's fast?
• Is the expiation to be given out as raw or cooked food?

 

A merchant borrowed a huge sum of money for the purpose of trade. However, he lost his trade and became indebted with huge sums of money to the people he borrowed from. He is unable to settle the debt.
A charitable organization wants to help him settle his debts from zakat money. Is this valid? Is this person qualified to receive zakat?

My daughter and her husband have three children in different stages of education. As they cannot pay for their basic needs, is it permissible for me to give them from my zakat on property?

Is it permissible to give zakat on money to provide relief to our people in Palestine with medicine and food?

I would like to know whether it is permissible to pay zakat to patients on dialysis on the condition that [the recipient] is financially unable. I have come across many conflicting answers which renders me unable to act. I hope that you have a definite answer to bring me out of my dilemma. Thank you.

Dear Dr. Gomaa,

I have a factory producing consumer goods and I would like to make sure that I am paying zakah correctly . I would appreciate if you can help me by informing me about the ruling. Thank you very much.

Can you give a poor person a sum of money that would make them wealthy or should poor people only receive that which would satisfy their basic needs?

I am an Egyptian living and working in Saudi Arabia. My money accumulates and increases over the year. For instance, the sum at the beginning of the year is 20.000 SAR which increases monthly at a fixed rate. If the total sum after the passage of the year becomes 80.000 SAR, should zakat be paid on the total sum?

My other questions are: Should I pay my zakat in the country of my residence or in Egypt? What is the legal ruling for my wife who cannot fast in Ramadan because she will be in her third month of pregnancy?
 

The inquirer deposited 500,000 EGP in Faisal Bank with the intention of fulfilling some vows which he had pledged to make if Allah delivers him from his troubles. These include:
1. Slaughtering an animal worth 5000 EGP and distributing its meat among the poor and the destitute;
2. Giving out 600 EGP;
3. He built two charity graves for 20,000 EGP, one for men and the other for women from among poor Muslims;
4. He pledged to pay 30, 000 EGP towards a 'umra for himself and his three daughters;
5. He contributed 8, 000 EGP towards building a mosque;
6. He donated 7, 000 EGP to cancer patients; 2, 000 EGP to an orphanage; and 3, 000 EGP to the poor and the destitute.The inquirer requests a clarification of the ruling on the following:
• Whether the above mentioned sums are counted from his zakat on wealth;
• Whether they are counted from his zakat for more than one lunar year;
• The amount of zakat on the sum deposited in the bank which is 500,000 EGP.

The Zakat Fund at our local mosque receives Zakat ul-Fitr and distributes it among deserving recipients. Its distribution ended by midnight of the eve of 'Eid ul-Fitr but people continued to deposit their zakat and by 'Eid prayers, we had 6000 LE in zakat funds. What should we do with this sum? Should we buy a sacrificial animal and distribute its meat among the poor or should we distribute the money among them?

Our association depends on donations to fund its services and develop its projects.
These donations include sadaqah [voluntary alms], gifts and zakat on wealth. To spend the money according to Islamic principles, we wish to inquire about the following:
1. Is it obligatory to distinguish between sadaqah and zakat money?
2. What are the expenditures of each?
3. Is it permissible to spend the funds of zakat and sadaqah on constructing the association's mosque and its service complexes?

1- My brother (may Allah grant him mercy) passed away forty days ago. He is survived by a wife and three children who include a boy in the preparatory stage, an eleven-year-old boy suffering from health problems and needs special care and a seven-year-old girl.

Over two years ago, my brother entrusted me with a sum of money to which he added another sum almost two months before he passed away. He asked me to pay zakat on the first sum when the first [lunar] year had passed. However, due to his illness and our preoccupation with him for more than five months prior to his death, he did not ask me to pay its zakat at the end of the second year. Is it obligatory to pay zakat on this sum before dividing the estate?

2- My brother (may Allah grant him mercy) was used to giving sadaqah [voluntary charity] from his own money during the month of Ramadan. However, since he was working abroad, I was the one responsible for this task. Is it obligatory to give out the same sum of sadaqah before dividing the estate? Or it is better to pay sum from his money as an ongoing charity, seeking mercy for him?

3- My brother's wife informed me that he had told her he intended to write one of the apartments he owned in her name and specified the apartment in which they were going to live after they returned from abroad. Is the apartment considered part of his wife's legal share? Or should it first be deducted from the estate before dividing it according to Islamic law, especially since he did not write a will and there is no document to this effect?

4- My brother's estate includes two apartments. Their purchase price is similar but the selling price will definitely differ due to the time span in between. Is it permissible to sell at different prices?
 

Our foundation wants to know the quantity of half a sa', which is obligatory in Zakat al-Fitr, in grams according to an internationally recognized estimation and to what has been determined by the Islamic Research Assembly in Cairo. [Please] take into account that we follow the Hanafi school of jurisprudence.

I bought a plot of land with the intention of reselling it for profit and sold it five years after its purchase. Is zakat due on the profit I made, on each year it was in my possession or on the last year only? Is the ruling the same for a property purchased with the intention of keeping it as a private residence but which I sold due to a change in my circumstances? In the latter case, is zakat calculated on the profit made in the last year?

Can Zakah money be given to non-Muslim ? Also I want to give zakah to a hospital to treat poor and needy people, is it important for me to know if all the patients are Muslims?

What is the ruling for burning Qur’anic pages which have disintegrated?

Salam, I know how to read Quran but not very good in Tajwid...my friends don't know how to read Quran n Ask me to teach them how to read Quran. My Question can I teach them even though I'm not so good in it or should I ask them looking someone more profesional..tq

1- My grandson is seven years old. His father who is deceased has a sum of 10, 000 EGP deposited in the Post Office. I would like to know the manner of giving zakat on this sum and its nisab. Is zakat to be paid on the original sum only or on the original sum as well as on its interest?
2- Is it permissible to donate a sum from the money of the deceased as an ongoing charity to benefit his soul without harming his son's interests?

Is it permissible to spend the money remaining from donations made towards
building a mosque on constructing an adjoining hospital instead of a minaret for the mosque? Please note that the minaret has not yet been built and the land designated for the hospital was originally demarcated for establishing a mosque.

Is it permissible to give material and financial aid from zakat funds to those who wish to marry but do not have the means to do so?

I purchased a plot of residential land in 10th of Ramadan city some years ago. When I felt that I no longer needed it, or will not build on it because I left the country, I contacted the city council through an agent and informed them that I wished to construct a mosque on it. They replied that this was not possible as the land is located in a residential area but recommended that I sell it and use the money to construct a mosque or participate in the building of one in the area allotted for mosques. I agreed and sold the plot of land. But when I returned, I discovered that there are many avenues for charity that are more important than building mosques, such as participating in establishing endowments for Islamic intellectual works, supporting orphans, financing social projects in my village and others of which I was previously unaware. 

My question is: Is it permissible to change my intention from constructing a mosque