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Zakaah on loan kept in bank account
Assalaamu alaykum. My Question is about the zakah on lended money which I keep at the bank for one lunar year. I wanted to purchase land in India, for which I saved some (1/2 amount) money, and I took a loan (1/2 amount)from Al-Rajhi bank (Saudi Arabia), but I did not invest it immediately as I did not get any suitable land, so the money which I saved.. More
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Giving zakaah money to idle son
Assalaamu alaykum, Brother. We have a son who is 30 years old and has no job. He has been trying to work ever since he finished his education (MBA), but every job he gets does not last for more than two to five months, and then he is jobless again. He is also not able to marry due to this. His father has been spending on him his whole life, even until.. More
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Zakaah on 200 camels
What is the zakah for a person who has 200 camels?
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Whether collecting donations to pay poor Quran teacher is continuous charity
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question about Sadaqah Jaariyah (continuous charity). I live in a Muslim country, and there are some mosques here who have a sheikh that teatches children to memory the Quran. It is a poor city, and the sheikh too is poor and hardly gets any money for this. He teaches the children every day exept on Fridays. Would it be Sadaqah.. More
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Closed house not intended for trade is not liable for zakaah
We have a house which is closed; we are not using it. We have been wanting to sell it for two years, but it has not been sold yet, so do we have to pay zakah for 1 year or for 2 years?
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Zakaah on land kept for future sale
I am currently working abroad. Whatever money I save, I purchase property with it. Thus, I have accumulated about 10 residential plots. My intention is that this is an investment for the long term so that when I go back, I can make a home and office for myself and keep the remaining plots for future sales in case the need for money arises anytime in.. More
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Using zakaah money to buy hospital accessories
Assalaamu alaykum. I work in a hospital where certain accessories belong to zakah money. I have doubts about using them on people for whom this is impermissible. I want to compensate for this with an amount of money. Can I give it to any other organization or foundation? What should be my intention?
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Reward of gift money spent in charity
Assalaamu alaykum. If one's father gives him some money to use as his own and he donates it, who will obtain the reward?
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Ruling on selling Zakat-ul-Fitr
Is it permissible to sell anything from the Zakat-ul-Fitr to buy things for the house and clothes for my children?
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Zakat-ul-Fitr obligatory on those who are not required to fast
Zakat-ul-Fitr has been prescribed to purify the fasting person. There is a difference of opinion among the schools of jurisprudence over when exactly one is to pay this zakah. However, it is unanimously agreed upon that this zakah must be paid before, and not after, the ‘Eid prayer. If somebody missed days of fasting in Ramadan because of sickness.. More
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Zakat-ul-Fitr from unlawful money
For several years, I used to pay Zakat-ul-Fitr from unlawful money as I am an employee in a government authority and did not go to work. The question is: should I pay Zakat-ul-Fitr for these years again? They are three years.
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Zakah Al-Fitr for one who deliberately abandons fasting Ramadan
An adult young man abandons the fasting of Ramadan deliberately. Should his father offer Zakah Al-Fitr on his behalf?
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Whether paying Zakah Al-Fitr on behalf of daughter who is married to poor husband is obligatory or not
I have a daughter who lives with her husband in their own house. They are somewhat poor. Can I give them zakah?
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Wife of poor man may not pay her zakaah on household expenses
My husband is poor. He has borrowed a lot of my gold and wealth and also more from my mother, which is part of my undistributed inheritance. He has difficulty paying back this debt because he has other debts too. I have been giving my zakah and sometimes advance my zakah to my husband. I work hard to earn for myself because no one else would help me.. More
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Giving charity to ward off calamities
Assallaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. Is it Bid'ah (innovation), wrong, or disliked to give charity if one sees a dream that could be referring to a disaster that lies ahead? If not, then with what intention should one give? May Allaah reward you, Shaykh.
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