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  • Calculating Zakah after debts

    I have a bank loan on my house for 100,000 dollars and I have a company long term stock purchase valued around 100,000 thousand dollars. Do I need to take Zakah out for 100,000 thousand dollars invested in my company stock plan, or due to debts (around 120,000 thousand dollars) I wipe that out so I only take Zakah out on what I have in my bank accout.. More

  • Zakah on land and part-time salary

    I am currently a student in US. Last 1 year my grandmother purchased land in my name. I work part time here. I am not married. Am I liable to pay the Zakah on that land? Is Zakah compulsory on me now when I am working part time. If so, how much should I be paying and to whom? Please give me a detailed answer so that I do not have any more doubts.. More

  • Sponsorship of Muslim school

    Alsalamu Alikum, Dear Sir, In my question here I will talk about an important problem that is facing Muslim communities in western societies. I am a member in the board of one of the Islamic Centers in a Canadian city. I am also in charge of the education committee, which is responsible for holding weekend schools and summer school for the Muslim children,.. More

  • Giving Zakaat to One's Servant

    Can I give my Zakah to my servant he is very poor? .. More

  • Calculating Zakah

    I asked for a formula to calculate Zakah for monthly increasing amounts. You asked to refer to question 1113. Please help in calculating the Zakah for the following amounts in United Arab Dirhams. 03/1999 8160, 04/1999 19360, 05/1999 35160, 06/1999 52820, 07/1999 39941, 08/1999 56805, 09/2000 47038, 10/1999 62655, 11/1999 57587, 12/1999 20207, 01/2000.. More

  • Value of industrial company for Zakah

    I have an industrial company; I want to know how to calculate Zakah? Thank you. .. More

  • Wife giving Zakaah to poor husband

    Can a wife give Zakaah to her poor husband? Can a wife help her husband by her money? .. More

  • Paying Zakah in form of gifts

    Can I take part of my Zakah and buy some presents to some poor people in my country, because it is difficult for them to take money? Or must the Zakah be given as a money only, not other things?.. More

  • Adding gold and silver together for Zakah

    1. If a man has silver 200 grams and gold 80 grams, neither silver nor gold reaches its minimum nisab value. Will he be obligated to pay Zakat after one year? 2. A man has silver 10 grams and gold 20 grams. If he calculates the worth of 20 grams of gold and adds this value to the worth of 10 grams of silver, it exceeds the worth of 595 grams of silver.. More

  • In Debt, Supports Her Family, and Wants to Pay Zakaah

    I am a single female that supports her family. I pay Sadaqah occasionally. My father is alive but he doesn't support us. I don't have savings or gold saved. In fact I have debts. Should I be paying Zakah? If yes, when and how much? .. More

  • Paying Zakah to Sayyeds (Prophet's descendants)

    We wish to clarify a matter about Zakat. Many people are of the opinion that one cannot and should not give Zakat to Sayyeds (whose ancestry goes back to Prophet Mohammad [PBUH] ). Is there any reference to this in the Quran or in Hadeeth? If one refers to Surah Anfal (8th surah) verse 41, about booty gained from the Battle of Badr and its distribution,.. More

  • Amount of Zakatul-Fitr

    We have about 20 Masjids in our area. Each Masjid asked for a different amount of money for Zakatul-Fitr; e.g., one asked 3 dollars, another 5 dollars, another 7 dollars, and one 10 dollars. 1) If I pray in 2 Masjids, each with a different amount of Zakatul-Fitr, how much should I pay? 2) Is the person who decides the value of the Zakat in each.. More

  • Zakaatul-Fitr

    1. What must a Muslim do if he has nothing to give for his FITRA? 2. Is it permissible that I borrow money in order to give my FITRA? 3. What is the rule on FITRA, is it WAJIB or SUNNAH? .. More

  • Using Zakaah funds to build Mosques or Islamic schools

    I have been told that Zakaat money can be used to build mosques and Islamic Schools. Is this true? Please provide the necessary Ahadith or Ayats because I have been told that there is no specific prohibition in the Qur'an or Ahadith. Shukran. Yours in Islam, Ahmed .. More

  • Paying Zakah on sale of small business

    I started a small business for one year. After one year there was an amount of (2700) Dirhams in the bank. I cancelled the buisness and sold all furniture and equipment. I didn't sell that on cash but rather on many payments. After another year there was an amount of 47000 Dirhams in the bank. The question is: Do I need to pay the ZAKAT for one year.. More