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He used to calculate the year for his Zakah according to the Gregorian calendar
In our country the approved calendar is the Gregorian one. The annual inventory of merchants is made at the end of every Gregorian year. Is this correct or should it be according to the Hijri calendar? If it should be according to the Hijri calendar, what is the solution concerning the previous years?
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Paying zakat entails the owner's intention or authorization
A mother left some money with her daughter while she was ill and never informed anyone about it. After a while, the daughter paid the zakat on her mother's money without telling her. With the mother now dead, was the daughter's decision correct or should she repay this money to the heirs? What is your advice in this regard in order to relieve this daughter.. More
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Ignorance does not exempt one from paying Zakat
My mother has been the primary bread winner for our family since our early childhood. Seven years ago, she rented a shop to sell clothes in. She started the business with 700 dinars and was ignorant of the obligation of zakat at that time. Whenever the capital reached one or two-thousand dinars, she used to buy extra goods for the shop, usually before.. More
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The correct opinion regarding paying Zakah from the money of a child
I have money that belongs to an under-aged orphan who lives with his paternal aunt. This money does not increase on a regular basis and, if there is an increase, it is usually slight. The money has now reached the Nisaab but it is not invested. Is Zakaah due on it?.. More
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Can he give charity from his mother's wealth without her permission?
One day I was in the market where I met an elderly man who asked me for some money, but I refused to give him since the money belonged to my mother. I thought that she would suspect something about the missing amount. Was I right in doing so?.. More
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Significance of associating the mention of prayer with zakat in the Qur`an
Why is prayer always mentioned along with zakat in the Qur`an?.. More
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Zakah is due whenever its conditions are met even if the person is jobless
I am an eighteen year-old female student and I have no job. I have a sum of money which I save in an Islamic bank. I collected this money from gifts I received in ‘Eeds which have been deposited in the bank since I was a child and from savings I made from pocket money over the months, then I would deposit the accumulated money in the bank. Also, I.. More
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Money falling below the Nisaab during the year, then exceeding it afterwards
A man accumulated salaries that reached 4,500 Dirhams. The Nisaab of Zakaah last year was 3,800 and he paid Zakaah according to this Nisaab. This year, the Nisaab reached 5,500 and it was declared on the first day of Al-Muharram. If we consider this Nisaab, then there is no Zakaah due from him. The question is: Which of the two is the Nisaab that should.. More
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No Zakah is due on money collected for charity
My mother has an envelope which she uses for keeping the money she gives out as charity from her own money until she finds an opportunity to go out and pay it. Is Zakaah due on the money that is collected in the envelope noting that two lunar years have passed on it since she started collecting it?.. More
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Answering those who say that Zakah is due only once
What do you say of the opinion which is held by a group that Zakaah is due on wealth one time only, meaning that if Zakaah is paid on gold or on a sum of money in one year and that gold or money remained, then no Zakaah is due on them for the following years because its Zakaah has already been paid?
We hope that you would answer this question in light.. More
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Evidence on stipulating the lapse of a full lunar year in the obligation of Zakah
What is the evidence from the Quran and Sunnah on stipulating the lapse of a full lunar year for Zakaah to be due?.. More
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Zakah on gifted money kept with someone as a trust
Assalam u alaikum...Suppose 2 brothers buy a car. 1 of the brother has to pay his share to other one. The 2nd brother asked him to pay the required amount to one of his friend who is in need. But that friend asked the brother not to transfer the amount through bank but to give the money directly to him when he come to his city...Do the 1st brother has.. More
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Zakah is not due on weapons for personal use
Assalamu Alaikum Is there any zakat on weapons kept for personal use. Like for hunting, or for security and as a hobby? .. More
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No Zakah is due on lost or stolen money
Assalamu aleikum, In a certain month, a Muslim peid zakah over his savings, after which he had 15000 dollars left. A few months later, he lost almost all of this money when he was cheated in a business-deal. Then again a few months later, he aquired approx. 40000 dollars due to his father's death. The question now is: should he this year pay zakat over.. More
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Should Zakah be paid for bank deposits pledged as loan collateral?
I have deposits in the banks that yield annual revenue. I borrowed a secured loan against these deposits to buy and furnish a house. I still pay the installments of these debts. Should I pay Zakaah for these deposits? If yes, what is the rate of Zakaah? .. More
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