Category : Zakah (Charity)

  • Zakaat

    06 Apr 2023 Ref-No#: 5395

    on the 1st May i would like to calculate what i own in terms of gold and cash, and pay zakat on it. My understanding is that i should pay zakat on everything i own on the 1st May. annually. (Please correct me if im wrong) There is 3k in one account there is gold at home over th...


  • Récipients of zakaat

    26 Jan 2023 Ref-No#: 4573

    In a place where everyone follow the maliki madhab. Zaid, a hanafi, has 1000€ he thus have to pay zakah. Ahmad, a maaliki, has 2000€ and doesn’t have to pay zakah (as he based his calculation on nisaab of gold). In fact he is considéréd éligible to receive zakah according...


  • Zakat, Interest, Studying Abroad and Moving abroad

    23 Nov 2021 Ref-No#: 4059

    Question no .1 Is it permissible in Islam to move from a Muslim Country to a Non-Muslim country for better income and standard of living? Question no.2. Is it allowed for single girls to move abroad alone to study abroad? Especially in a matter where a degree isn’t offered in her hom...


  • Giving Zakat as sawaab-e-jariya

    02 Nov 2021 Ref-No#: 3948

    As-salaam-u-alaikum warahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Please could you help with the following: Some of my family want to put money towards paying for a disadvantaged childs education on behalf of my late grandfather. Can we use our own zakaat for this with the intention that he rec...


  • Dividing the Zakat al Fitr money among more than two people.

    28 Oct 2021 Ref-No#: 2440

    Salam, I have two questions. 1. If an amount of atleast 70 taka of fitra is obligatory upon me could I divide the money between more than two people? 2. I haven’t paid fitra money for some years because I don’t think i knew it was obligatory. could i be waived from f...


  • Zakaat on rent prepaid in advance

    23 Aug 2021 Ref-No#: 3343

    Salaam alaykum I am currently renting where I live. Landlord insisted in twelve months rental in advance which I agreed to and paid over. Zakaat is now due from me. Does this amount of prepaid rental (around nine months left) be added to my list of assets? ...


  • Can Zakat be given to rich students?

    13 Jun 2021 Ref-No#: 2613

    Can Zakah be given to rich students who are studying full time in a madrassa? I know the Syrian mashaykh give fatwa of jawaz but wanted to know more about this. ...


  • Charity.

    16 Dec 2020 Ref-No#: 2523

    Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu. My father’s sister in law stopped me from giving sadaqah to a lady , as the beggars around my colony are most probably fake. Although she allowed me later to give her charity , but the lady then started demanding blankets etc due to this reason s...


  • Zakaat on 1 tola gold

    18 Dec 2019 Ref-No#: 2303

    I have 1 tola of gold(on which zakaat is not compulsory). And in Pakistan its price is equal to or more than 52.5 tola silver (on which zakaat is compulsory). So, do i have to pay zakaat on that 1 tola of gold which price exceeds the price the of 52.5 tola silver? ...


  • Zakat on land plots

    21 Aug 2019 Ref-No#: 2109

    I have query on zakat for land plots. I live in overseas. I don’t own any home either in home country or nor in overseas. I have total 9 plots in my home country as per below. Currently, I do not have any intention to sell these plots, unless until in future if I need cash/funds for my k...