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  • Paying Zakah on Gold

    How to pay Zakah on gold? .. More

  • Zakat on non-agricultural land and property

    I have multiples of non-agriculture lands and property. How the Zakaat applies on land and property? I know about gold and cash point of view... More

  • Giving Zakat for a new convert to Islam

    I need a query regarding Zakaat. I am married lady and I have about 50 Tola gold and one thousand pounds cash in my bank. I want to know that in Pakistan there is a young lady who was converted to Islaam from Hinduism and she was living with us and now with my mother-in-law because I am shifted to England she was converted before 1.. More

  • Paying Zakat

    I am from India and my annual income is Rupees 200000 from which I had purchased gold which is around 120 grams. I want to know how much will be the Zakaah. Will it be calculated on both gold and my income of 200000 or on just 200000 Rupees, or 200000 less the amount of gold separately, and the 120 grams gold separately. Please let me.. More

  • Calculating Zakat on investment

    I've a question for u and I hope that you would oblige me with the answer. I've invested some half a million Rs. in partnership in business, but somehow I vent got any profits yet and moreover I've no control over my money as its with my partners and they are saying that they will clear off my investment within a few months, so I've neither.. More

  • Wants Zakat to redeem mortgaged property

    Since I didn't have capitol to do business I mortgaged my house where I live and out of the loan I did business but suffered loss in my business. I am being worried that I should redeem my house .Therefore please let me know whether I am entitled to receive Zakaat... More

  • Calculating Zakat on funds

    I have Nani (mom's mom), non-working Mamu (70% mentally retired), non-working Khala (not divorced by left over by husband who is in Karachi), she is also suffering from mental disorder 50% about mentally retired and mamu's working daughter 23-years-old. Their monthly earning is my nana before expiring left a piece of land which my nani.. More

  • Zakat on money held to pay contractor

    I live in USA, and last year I bought a piece of land overseas in Morocco. I hired a contractor builder to build me a house. The total amount the contractor asked for is $12000. We agreed that I will be giving him around $1000 every month. He said that the house will be ready in about 4 months. I have been sending the money to my father-in-law so.. More

  • Giving Zakat money for Hajj

    Can a Muslim uses his Zakaat money to give for Hajj? .. More

  • Zakat on land and gold

    I have 2 questions regarding calculating of Zakaat: 1) The land which I have for the purpose of building a house should there be Zakaat on that because last year I deducted the balance of loan amount taken to buy the plot. 2) Is it the total weight of the gold to be calculated for Zakaat or the total weight minus the Nisaab weight.. More

  • Paying Zakat Al-Fitr to non-Muslims

    I would like to ask about Zakaat Al-Fitr. If I live here in Finland since I am a finish but I am a Muslim, al hamdulillaah. To whom should I give it when there are no poor people near by, we are the only Muslim family in a small town. Is it allowed to give to any one even non-Muslim? .. More

  • Wife paying Zakat for her husband

    Is it permissible for a wife to give Zakaat/Sadaqah on her husband's behalf, with his own money but without his knowledge? Or must it be with his knowledge and consent. .. More

  • Zakat cannot be used for an endowment

    We want to buy an endowment (Wakf) for the Masjid in small town hoping the rent will cover some of the expenses for Masjid. Would this be considered as Zakaat. .. More

  • Giving Zakah to appropriate recipients

    I wish to distribute my Zakah to appropriate recipients, but need help to identify them. How can we know? If we give our Zakah to ineligible persons, will it be accepted? .. More

  • Calculating Zakah on bank certificate with a compound interest rate

    I have bought a certificate from a bank in Egypt since January 1998 with total amount of 50,000 Egyptian pounds. It has 12.5% compound annual interest rate. It reaches now to about 100,000 Egyptian pounds. I want to figure out how much money as Zakah should I pay right now (i.e. after 6.5 years from the buying date) and do not forget it has.. More