- Prayers & Duties >> Zakat & Charity
- Total Questions : 496
- Q. Can I use amount of zakat for dawat & tableegh if no? Why?
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- Q. Can Zakat money be used to purchase Medical/Laboratory Equipment in a non profitable charitable Organisation offering community service to poor and needy Muslims as well as few Non-Muslims in village. The subsidise fees income earned from such service of Muslims above Nisaab & Non-Muslims can be accounted/reused for the running of the organisation/maintenance of equipment. Extending this service to non-muslims can reduce their hostility towards Muslims as well as give oppurtunity/platform for dawah and to bring them closer to Islam. Pls enlighten if this is permissible.
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- Q. I have acquired three small pieces of land recently with the intention that these investments will mature in the long run to enable myself to build a house. I am confused about paying zakat on these lands.I would like to know if you purchase land for the purpose of building a house in the distant future may be on the same or some other property by selling this one do you have to pay zakat on it? Is it right for me to pay zakat on selection of them or two of them and mark one as reserved for house building? Also is there a one year grace period before zakat becomes due ? please advise.
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- Q. Do we have to pay zakat every year on an amountif after paying once it remains with us. If yes please give references from quran and hadith.
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- Q. My Big Father (Taya) is in Pakistan he has Three childeren 2 boys and one girl. He is retired and ill. He has one own house recently purchased with some Credit. His son 24 yrs doing job private and helping to the family, He wants to go to gulf for this he needs some money for the visa. I have some amount with me for Zakath, can I give him, I think he is (my Brother)not saheb-e-nisaab.
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- Q. Can we pay zakat in blood relation, like brother, sister etc if they are needed?
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- Q. I found some money (1 note of Bangladeshi 500 Taka, equivalent to US $7) at the Masjid premise (that leads to the entrance/exit of the Masjid and Madrasa), on January 18, 2008. Instantly I enquired to few people like Muazzin, Khadem of Masjid and some labours whether they lost any money. They said 'NO'. I thought it was lost from any worker (Madrasa-construction work was going on ) and hence enquired my best but found no one claiming the money. Then I requested the Muazzin to make a decleration after Isha Farz Salaah among the Musallis regarding the lost money. He did so. But no one came or claimed. Then I asked a local Ulama regarding the matter and he replied, I should wait for 2 months. If in the mean time no one came to claim the money, I should give the money to poor people. 1 (one) month has already passed. I'm confused about what to do with that note. Please provide me answers for the following queries on the basis of the written matter: 1). Should I really wait for another 1 month (total 2 months) to find the owner of the money? 2). What other types of decleration should I make to find the owner? Should I make some posters and paste them on the Masjid building? 3). If I can give the money to the poor right now, waiting no further, Should I give all the money to a single poor man/woman or I can give among 50 people at same or more & less proportionate. 4). If someone asks me for a loan of 500 Taka, Can I give him that note of 500 Taka since it's in my pocket for long 1 month without being used , finding no owner? Inshallah I can give the same amount if the real owner claims the money after I give the money to someone as loan. Please, read carefully and provide all the necessary and possible annwers with available options I have. ZazakAllah
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- Q. Zakat....I want to pay the correct amount. How would i calculate it. i read that i would need to take the value of inventory of my business, but i dont have inventory. can i take the business value, or is it only subject to inventory?jewelry, cash on hand, accounts/notes receivable?equity (cash) value of house?
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- Q. My question is i have nearly 6 lakh indian rupees in my possession from october end last year is it obligatory for me to pay zakat and if it is please mention the amount should be payed it will be a great help for me ,since we dont have any one to guide us here.
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- Q. I booked an apartment in 1994 to live and had no intention to sell or rent. Due to the delay the company handed over me the apartment in 2007. In the meen time I bought another apartment in 2000 where I am living now with my family. I have given that apartment (that I booked in 1994) to my sister to live with her family (husband and 2 kids) who are not financially well. I do not take any rent but invested inrennovation for them to live. I am the owner of the apartment. Kindly advise if I am liable to pay Zakat on this apartment under the current circumstances. Jazakallah.
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- Q. kaya saiyed ko zakat de sakte hain Mufti mehdi hasan (R.A) & mufti Saeed ka kya khayal hai
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- Q. A flat in Makkah is occupied for some 6 months during the year commencing Rajab until the Dhul Hajj.During this time the rent is multiplied many times than the routine rent. Is the rental income halal?
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- Q. There is a Muslim school registered by government who is providing Islamic and modern education for Muslims and non-Muslims student and free education for poor students Muslim and non-Muslim. I want to know this school management can get or use zakat, sadaqatul-fitr, chaliswan and chirm-qurbani for education purposes. And that will be jayez?
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- Q. My grandson was given gift, cash and gold since the time he was born in the last 10 years. They are kept in trust for him to enjoy when he atleast 18 years. Is zakat required to be paid on them.
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- Q. If somebody is saving money for the marriage of his daughter and son. Is zakat payable for this money which he is saving.now u may ask why he has to save money because it takes lot of money for the marrige?
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- Q. Would like to know if zakath given to a non moslem who is poor & needy permitted and counts as zakat? before answering our question i would appreciate if you can say & cite the reference from Quraan or Hadith for whatever the answer may be. for whatever replies we have heard from others we have just heard an YES OR NO but no reference from Quran or Hadith. since yr instituition is of repute and renownedness we expect a justifiable answer in reference from the Quraan or Hadith. this will immensely help us.
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- Q. My question is: should a person give zakat if he has bought a truck of 3 lacs but he paid 2 lacs for that and remaining 1 lac is credit, in this situation he neither can pay the zakah but he is having a truck of 2 lacs and 1 lacs as credit?
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- Q. If I lend some money out of my savings or I borrow money,whether i will have to pay zakat on these amounts?
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- Q. I am working as Manager Finance/Business Dev in an Architecture firm. Please guide me how can the owner of the firm will pay Zakat. Will he pay the Zakat on profit earned? or Bank balances left at the year end? In profit of one year there are often accrued incomes which actually often not recieved. Guide me please.
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- Q. I am a Pakistani doctor working in Saudi Arabia. I donot have any house. I have about 6000 US dollars as saving and about 300 grams gold. I have purchased a piece of land for construction of my house. I also have some (3) pieces of land (PLOTS) for construction of small houses. My plan is to give these small pieces of land to my children, especially daughters (I donot have any plan to sell them at this moment). I am finding it difficult to calculate Zakat for me. Should I pay zakat on these small pieces of land which are not for sale? (Not for business). Kindly help me in calculation of zakat.
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