Category: Fardh (Zakat)
The Ruling of Zakah on a Person who took a Loan to Purchase a House in Canada
And according to the most authentic view, the deferred/long-term debt does not prevent the obligation
Will Sales Tax be Considered in Determining the Price of Zakat and Mahr Fatimi etc.?
Question: In this country, financial transactions are made with a sales tax (VAT). So, will one add the VAT when calculating the price of gold…
Giving One's Brother or Sister Zakat
Question: Is it permissible to give zakat to our brothers and sisters? Answer: If your (brother or) sister is eligible to receive zakat, then it…
Agent Switches the Notes of Zakat
Question: One person gives another person notes of zakat or any other wajib sadaqah to pass on to the poor. This agent changed the notes….
Representative Exchanges the Zakat Notes
Question: A person gave me one thousand rand (South African currency) and made me an agent to pass on this zakat to a person in India….
The Benefactor in Zakat should not Accept a Refund
Question: A person who was eligible to receive Zakat was given Zakat money. However, after some time, the eligible person returned the money due to…
Is there Zakat on Qardh Hasanah (loan)?
Question: Is there zakat on the money given as a qardh hasanah (loan) to someone? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما The Zakat will be paid after it…
Considering Zakat a Tax and Hajj a Business
Question: What is the ruling of the one who gives Zakat considering it a tax and performs Hajj considering it a business? Answer: Even though…
To pay off the debt of a poor person using Zakat
If a person is very deep in debt and another person upon whom zakat is wajib wants to help him but fears that if he/she…
Is there zakah on sheep that freely grazes on owners property?
Question: A man has some sheep and his servants tend them on his own land. Is there zakah on the sheep or not? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما…