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  • Zakat on end of service benefit

    I'm working here in saudi arabia for 19 yrs.If I'll exit for good,and the company give my end of service benefit,will I pay zakat the moment I receive the amount which above the nisab or I'll wait for a year to pass and pay the zakat?.. More

  • Zakah on land whose owner was forced to sell it

    Assalamo Alaykom W.W. I read a fatwa that it is required to give an annual due zakah on a purchased land that is intended to be sold in particular period, the transaction is considered trading. What about if I buy a piece of land and after 5 year one of the relatives of the previous owner forced me to sell the same land to them am I required to pay.. More

  • Zakah on horses

    Assalaamu 3alekum wara7matu Allaahi wabarakatuhu My Question is: if someone has about 11 horses, taking care of these horses, they arnt for sale must a person pay zakah on them? Pls with daliel, jazaakum Allaahu Gayran.. More

  • Begging or giving charity after Thuhr or `Asr

    Dear Sir, Is there any hadith with regard to begging and giving alms after Zohr or after Asr. Here we have the belief that begging and giving alms after Zohr or Asr is not allowed according to our Sharia. Please comment... More

  • Debt may not prevent one from paying Zakah

    Dear Brothers in Islam Assalam u alaikum i have read many fatwas on Zakaah but could not find answer to my question in any of them, please answer the below question of mine. i have bought a flat by taking a loan from an islamic bank, now i owe the bank about 500,000 Dhs which i have to pay them back in 4 years. i have given the flat on rent from which.. More

  • Zakah money is not the only source of the treasury

    Assalamu alaikum.At the time of Khulafa Rashid(Allah be pleased with them) Baithul Maal also contained Zakaath money.When monetory help was given to poor people of Ahle Kithab(non muslims) how was non zakaath money of Baithul Maal differentiated from Zakaath money as Zakaath money should not be given to nonmuslims.Was a separate account maintained of.. More

  • Has not paid Zakah for many years

    II am an eighty year old retired employee now living on pension. I have never paid Zakat throughout my service, as well as retirement, with an intention that I shall keep the savings for my handicapped divorcee daughter (and bringing up her only child). Please advise whether I am allowed to keep zakat money for my handicapped daughter? If not, how.. More

  • Zakah on old gold and silver currencies

    Asalam Alikom Warahmat Allah Wabrakatoh 11 months ago I purchased 80 Gold Dinars from an action in London which are dated from the early years of Islam until the 132 of Hijra, And I also purchased in different times about 1000 Silver Dirhams, My first purchase was 1 year and 2 months ago of 100 Silver Dirhams; my second purchase was 900 Silver Dirhams,.. More

  • Saving money – a religious view

    How should a Muslim save according to Islam. I understand that our Prophet (PBUH) did not save. Say I earn USD5000 and after expense, I am left with USD1,000. How should I handle this USD1,000?.. More

  • Borrowing from Zakah money to continue one’s studies

    Assalamualikum wa rahmatullah hi wa barakathuhu, I am a student who want to continue my studies in medical feild in dubai medical college .my family is facing financial problems.can I borrow Zakaht Money and continue my studies and then pay back as soon as i finish my studies and get a job.If yes would please help in saying wher i can get this sort.. More

  • Paying or collecting Zakah with credit cards

    Could some one pay his/her ZAKAT AL Maal by Visa or Master card? Are Mosques allowed to process Visa and Master Card to collect donations? Or is it forbidden and considered to be REBAA?.. More

  • Feeding poor non-Muslims

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may his blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. Dear Sheikh, my question is regarding the feeding of poor. I would be very much grateful to your for your quick reply... More

  • Zakah on land prepared for trade

    al salamu alaikom. My wife has purchased a land and the intention of purchase is to save it for years and then sell it. There was no intention to build any property on the land. The land has now been bought for a year and we are, el-humdellah, about to pay Zakat after verifiying the land's price. The question is: We have some money in the bank that.. More

  • Wants to pay his due Zakah to people who lost money because of him

    Salam I am in debt because the loan I took, and also I feel Im I must pay some people, because of my recommendations they lost money with my frriend who cheated them and me also. I also have saving money on which I am paying zakat. I am very confused whether I am doing the right thing by paying zakat or should I settle my loan and compensate those.. More

  • Neither husband nor wife has to pay Zakah due on the other

    Assalaamu alaikum, A sister from our forums is asking the following question. We hope that you will be to answer it: "If a person owns a small amount of jewelry (a couple hundred dollars worth), and the same person has thousands of dollars of debt (owed from before accepting Islam), and the person doesn't have any wealth that has been sitting for 1.. More