Is Zakaat payable on precious stones and platinum?
There is no Zakaat on precious stones. Only if the stones are for reselling, then it will be stock-in-trade and Zakaat taxable. But if the stones are for one's use, Zakaat is not…
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Does Zakaat have to be paid on property acquired for rental income?
There is no Zakaat on property acquired for rental income.
Is there Zakaat on a house which has been bought for rental income or for reselling?
There is no Zakaat payable on a property purchased for rental income. Zakaat has to be paid if the property is purchased with the intention of reselling. Zakaat should be paid on…
Please explain how is Zakaat calculated.
A man who had R20,000 last year in Ramadhaan is called Saahib-e-Nisaab. That is, Zakaat will be payable on all his wealth after 12 months which will be the current Ramadhaan. Any…
Is Zakaat payable on houses which yield rental income?
Zakaat is not paid on houses which are used for living or for generating rental income. If the house is purchased with the specific intention of reselling, then Zakaat is payable…
Is it permissible to give my Zakaat as a gift to my sister's daughter who does not have the Nisaab amount.?
It is permissible to give your sister's daughter Zakaat as a 'gift'. Without mentioning that it is Zakaat.
Can Zakaat be used for da'wah purposes?
Zakaat will not be discharged if a poor Muslim is not made the owner of the money. Zakaat may not be used for Da'wah activity in which the poor do not become the owners of the…
A woman has 70g gold which in terms of value is more than the Nisaab amount, but she has no other Zakaat assets.
Zakaat is not payable on the 70g gold which is below the gold nisaab regardless of the value being Nisaab or more. Our Nisaab is in terms of silver. However, if someone has gold…
Can an organization which collects Zakaat and Lillaah funds, use the money to invest in property?
If the contributors have not granted permission for investing their Lillah funds in properties, then it is not permissible for the organization to do so. The permission of the…
Is Zakaat payable on old coins which are no longer in use?
If the old coins are of silver, then Zakaat has to be paid on the silver value. If the coins are of other metal, no Zakaat is payable. There is no Zakaat on the notes which are no…
Should qadha of Sadqah Fitr for past years be paid?
Yes, qadha of Sadqah Fitr must be paid for all the years one has not paid.
Is it permissible to contribute Zakaat or Lillah to SANZAF?
Whoever promotes gender equality is guilty of kufr. The Qur'aan and the Sunnah explicitly and emphatically refutes this kuffaar concept. Also, Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi…
I received $7000 from a government institution a couple of months ago.
If 12 months after the date of having received the $7000, you still have the Zakaat Nisaab amount or more, then Zakaat has to be paid on that amount, not on the initial $7000. The…
May we contribute funds of Qur‟baani and Zakaat to the Gift of the Givers?
It is not permissible to contribute Qur‟baani and Zakaat funds to the body called Gift of the Givers. It is not permissible to contribute even Nafl Sadqah to this body.
A friend will be receiving a big sum of money from inheritance.
Zakaat may be given to this person.
I am a contributor to an islamic school and madressah.
The immorality you have now so belatedly discovered is old hat. At all these so-called 'islamic' schools there is a combustible mix for zina. Sins of sexual misdemeanour are rife…
A person is in debt.
If the value of the goods in his shop is more than his debts, then you may not give him Zakaat.
Is it permissible to donate money for 'creating opportunities' for transgender?
It is not permissible to contribute funds for creating opportunities for transgenders. Zakaat will not be discharged, and it will be sinful to contribute.
I work for a charity Foundation handling mainly Zakaat funds.
Zakaat may not be used for the overhead expenses of the Foundation. Lillah funds have to be used for this purpose. Zakaat will not be discharged.
Is it proper for a mother to make a gift of her jewellery to her baby in order to avoid paying Zakaat?
It is not permissible for the mother to be so evil as to 'gift' the jewellery to the baby with the evil intention of avoiding Zakaat payment. She will be branded in Jahannam with…