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
I have been hoarding foreign currencies for a year. However, its current value decreased from that of the time it was purchased so how should its zakat be paid?.. More
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
I own two acres of land, one of which is my property and the other is rented out. What is the due zakat on each of them, given that I am growing banana trees and that costs a lot of money to cultivate? .. More
Six years ago, my father gave me a sum of money equivalent to fifty-thousand Saudi Riyals and, after two years, I told him in a phone call that I wanted to pay Zakaah on this money. My father said that this money was a trust and that I did not have the right to pay Zakaah on it. Three years later, my father said that the money he deposited with me is.. More
Is Zakaah obligatory upon commodities stocked for more than a year? I am a merchant of general trade materials. I took part with a person in trading spare parts for heavy equipment for machines. We bought the aforementioned materials for $220,000. After a year, the net profit for each of us was $500. That is to say that we could not sell except a very.. More
I entered into a partnership with a person by giving him capital with which he cultivates. The profit yielded is divided according to a previously agreed upon rate (i.e. for example, 80% for the owner of the capital and 20% for the person participating with his effort). Is it permissible for me to pay the due Zakaah in the form of money with a rate.. More
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
I have an insurance deposit of 20,000 Dinars for the license of a construction company. I deposited this sum into a financial firm. Is Zakaah due on this money noting that it is now not eligible for withdrawal? May Allaah Reward you... More
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
I have a scholarship to study in Britain. Since I receive a monthly salary, I saved a sum of money here in Britain in addition to another sum in my country – Libya. My question is: Should I pay Zakaah for each of the two amounts in their respective countries or pay for their total sum? .. More
How should I pay the zakat on honey? Please clarify this by taking into account the difference between the species of bees and categories of honey... More