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- Q. my sister's husband is tailor by profession having single sewing machine on which he does his tailoring worke and make both the ends meet of his & his family consisting of his wife (my sister)& his four children that is three daughters & one son in the age group of 14 to 4 years,three childrens are school going,my sister is having 3 1/4 tolas of gold & about 250 grm.of silver ,(it is pertinent to enlighten certain past incident)at the time of marriage of my sister, gold jewellery of about six tola was given to her ,but due to financial difficulties she had to sell her ornaments to fulfill the requirment of her joint family ,it is also pertinent to bring to your kind notice that my sister is residing in a house admeasuring about 12x10 sq.ft.with wooden loft which is a tenanted house of mahada belong to her father in law & my sisters father in law's brother is also equally entitle in the said tenanted house & residing with his family & my sisters father in law's four sons are also residing in the same tenanted house,my sister's husband's financial postion is not sound & further he doesn't have his own shelter.in view of the aforesaid facts & circumstances whether i can give my zakat to my sister ,as i thought that my substantial amount of zakat will slightly improve her lot .therefore i request you kindly give me your opinion in respect of my afore said query.
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- Q. I HAVE QUESTIONS RELATING TO ZAKAT: 1) IS IT NECESSARY TO PAY OFF ZAKAT AS SOON AS IT IS COUNTED OR IT MAY BE PAID OFF ROUND THE YEAR? 2) IF I HAVE GOT CASH OR STOCK WHICH IS NOT ONE YEAR OLD, DO I NEED TO COUNT ZAKAT ON THAT AMOUNT? 3) IS IT NECESSARY TO INFORM THE RECIEVER, THE AMOUNT IS FROM ZAKAT? 4)IS IT O.K. IF I CALCULATE ZAKAT ON STOCK ACCORDING TO PURCHASE RATE AS THE SELLING RATE IS NOT CERTAIN. AND MOREOVER WHAT I EARN FROM THE STOCK WILL NATURALLY REFLECT IN MY CASH NEXT YEAR.
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- Q. Asalamualaykum Mufti Sahab, I love you for the sake of Allah (swt). I am salaried class and my questions are related to confusions in zakat and its calculations. Q1) I normally take a cut off date (usually 1st of Ramadhan) and calculate zakaat on my cash balance in my savings a/c?s. It is practically impossible for me to calculate how much of my savings have been with me for more than a year as the balance keeps on fluctuating as per my usage. The balance and savings are not much as I am salaried class but are more than the nisab value. This may lead to zakaat being calculated over the amount which has yet not completed one year in my savings. Is this acceptable? Q2) Due to prevailing recession my salaries are delayed from my employer. Now, I did my calculation of zakaat for this year on 23-08-09. On this day, my salaries for the months of May 2009, June 2009, July2009 were due for payment but not received. I would have probably had it in my savings had I received it on time. Do I have to include these amounts in my zakatable wealth? Q3) Similar to Q2, my bonus money for the year 2007-2008 is due for payment from my employer since 01-01-2009 but I am yet to receive it. Do I have to include this amount in my zakatable wealth? Q4) Similar to Q3, my bonus money for the year 2008-2009 will be due for payment on 01-01-2010 but on 23-09-08 (date on which I calculated this years zakaat) some portion of this amount had become due (about 65%). Do I have to include this amount in my zakatable wealth.? Q5) In my family and cousins there are many people who are financially weak but are reluctant to accept zakaat due to social reasons. Their fathers were wealthy and had fame but they are now poor. So they do not want to accept zakaat as according to them it will spoil their image. If I offer them loan or general help, for example if I give them money and tell them ?return it if you are able to in future? they will accept the money. Can I give them zakaat money and not tell them it is zakaat money?. Is it mandatory to tell them that this is zakaat money that I am giving you. Q6) Can I calculate my zakaat now and payoff partly in Ramadhan and partly in coming 2-3 months.?? Q7) If my zakatable wealth is Rs X and I have a dept of Rs Y, then the 2,5% is to be calculated on Rs X or Rs(X minus Y)?? Please reply as soon as possible. JazakAllah Khaire.
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- Q. askm sir the question is that i have taken the house for mortage\lease for 3yrs.in bangalore. for rs 6lakhs.the owner of the house is agreed for this.and we r not paying the rent for this. only the water and the eletricity bills we r paying.after the complete of the 3yrs we getting back the money.with dection of the mantiance amount.is permissble in islam.we have told the house owner to take rs500.00 as monthly rent.but he did want the monthly rent.because the house he has purchase 50% bank loan he has taken.he also muslim.i want to know is lease\maortage house is premissible is islam.and r we have 2 pay the zakat for this amount which is not with us right now.kindly reply this immdeitly. no2.my brother has taken the house for rent in bangalore for monthly rent.he has paid rs 1lakhs as advance and rent rs 7500.00.want to that he has to pay zakat for for one lakhs which he has given the advance.which he get back after the 11 months agrement.
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- Q. Assalamwalaikum, i have this questions 1).can a man pay zakat to persons who have television in their house? 2) If a person asks for zakat from you but you think that he has enough money not to be eligible for zakat should zakat be given to the person due to good relationship with that person? 3).what is better in giving zakat giving less money to more people or more money to less people?
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- Q. If a man is 15 lakh in debt and he has jewellery worth 5 to 7 lakhs,a house worth 40 lakh which he has constructed and is planning to live in it and is having no other properties and has cash about 2 to 3 lakh.Is it necessary for him to pay zakat and if yes how much?
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- Q. mere papa mere liye kuch pasa rakhte hai ki humko haj ke liye bhejege aur woh paisa ek box me rakhata paisa kise ko bhi dete hai ki box me rakh do to kya is pasise par zakat hoge
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- Q. Salam alaikum, Dear Sir, Hope this email reaches you in the best of your health and spirit. Kindly advice whether we have to pay Zakat on outstanding receivable salary as well, since the market in not good many company have delayed salary to the extent of 2-4 months. Would be obliged if you can please help me in the matter and dua for me as well Wassalam!
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- Q. Assalamualaikum, This is regarding the zakat on Provident Fund(PF). I would like to know if zakat is valid on Provident Fund(PF). I am still working with the company and I haven't got it till now. I will get the Provident Fund(PF) once I leave the comapny. But there is a way by which I can check how much Provident Fund(PF) is contributed till date. Would like to know if I have to pay the zakat on PF , though the amount is not with me. Please reply ASAP. Assalamualaikum
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- Q. I bought a plot, planning to sale out in near future. My only intention to buy this plot was to make some profit untill I have earned the money for a bigger plot where i will construct the house and will live. Do I have to pay zakat on this plot? Second question is can i pay Zakat to one of my colleague who does not complete requirements for receiving of Zakat but his father has an operation which will cost him around 20 Lacs of PKR, hes not that well off to arrange this amount.
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- Q. Dear Mufti Sahib. Asalamulik. Amabad. my elder brother has one dump truck which costs around 50,000 US Dollars. he is also the driver of the same truck, he drives this truck to take care of his family. all the money that he makes is not more than his family expenses. I mean the profit of this Truck is not more than his expenses. now should he give Zakat of the Truck? I told you the truck cost 50,000 Dollars now if he needs to pay Zakat he will need to pay 1250 dollars but he does not have that amount, then he will need to sell his truck to pay Zakat. please let me know. he really really needs to know soon. our native language is Pashto, and I am writing from Kandahar Afghanistan, my brother does not speak or write urdu or English, that is why he wants me to aks you his question, your quick answer will be highly appreciated. Sincerely Ahmadullah Ahmadi From kandahar-Afghanistan 22 Aug 09
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- Q. I am a employee of a private Firm. I have received back by Provident Fund in April 2009. Kindly let me know that the Zakat will be given on that amount this year.
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- Q. ASalamulika, Dear Molavi Sahib,I love to ask my question in Urdu, but unfortunetaly I don't speak Urdu, the question is, for example Ahmad is the son of Mahmmod, Mahmmod is very rich person, and Ahmad is also living with Mahmmod, but does not have any authorization in his father Affluence, his father Mahmmod feed his son, but does not take care of Ahmad's Children excpet for food and housing, though Ahmad also needs money for his children and wife expenses. now can we give Zakat to Ahmad? is his father's money his? I hope you understand my question. and your quick reply will be highly appreciated. Wasalam!
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- Q. can the money of zakat present in the form of things, cloths, etc?
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- Q. salam valey kum the property/cash left by parents has not been distributed so far due dispute among the sons.by default the same is in the physical custody of one of them. who will pay zakat?
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- Q. AssalamuAlaikum, I am a businessman and pay zakaat at the beginning of Ramadhan. I total all cash, jewellery and debtors and subtract the creditors to get my zakatable income. With regards to the business stock, I have heard two opinions. Many have mentioned that you have to calculate it at the cost price. Many have also mentioned that it has to be calculated at market price. I will appreciate it if you can clarify this matter for me. I will appreciate a detail response including the hanafi school's verdict and whether there is are differences of opinions. JazakAllah and awaiting your reply. Wasalaam
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- Q. "I have agricultural land inherited from my father, as my father used to take bribe I am not sure that by which amount he has purchased (More chances of bribe money) , 1. How I can make it halal? 2. Can I take out amount equivalent to price of land when it was purchased and distribute it to poor with niyat of repaying that bad amount, so agricultural income becomes halal to me? 3. If yes I have to pay at rate ?When it was purchased or at present rate?"
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- Q. Assalamualaikum Q1)Islamic School which is in huge debts if they give the zakaat money to children (who are mustahiq of zakaat) and advise them (the children) to give the money to the School to pay there fees and other school expensis then is this permissible? Q2)If the children (who are mustahiq of zakaat)take control of the zakaat money and give it back to the School to pay for the School expensis then can that money be used to pay of the debts of the School?
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- Q. Assalamualaikum Q)Islamic School has collection of zakaat money can the money be given to children (whos perents are in debts or the parents are finding it difficult to pay the fees)or to there parents to pay the School fees not telling them that this is zakaat money?
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- Q. Assalam-O-Alaikum, Mufti saab, please advice how to calculate zakat of gold, is it based on purchased value or prsent market value. Can we give zakat to our close relative who is need of money to pay for his work visa & ticket Jazak Allah Khair
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