Zakah (Charity)

Mufti, My father in law had a good job at a reputable company, for which he worked for for over 3 decades. However, about 9 years back that company went bankrupt, and they paid my father in law out. My father in law used that money and all his savings to start a business. However,…

Assalamu Alaykum. Is it permissible to give zakat to non-profit Islamic satellite channels that use the money to run their channels?

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi w abarakatuhu, We are running an Islamic organization here in the Klerksdorp area. Since we provide free education for the poor, the vast majority of our students do not pay the prescribed school fees. This has called a huge short fall of funds and we are now in a debt. However,…

As-salamu alaikum oa rahmatulla Is there any mandate to calculate the nisab of cash or business stock (other than gold and silver) only on the value of Silver i.e. which is cheaper of gold and silver ?

Asalaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu I am 18, i sometimes work at my fathers shop when they are short staffed. He pays me for the days I work and this money is for my own use, whether I,d like to spend it or save it. Do I have to pay zakaat on this money?…

Since we come from a rather wealthy family, we had a lot of jewellery from childhood. My sister is presently 21 years old and she did not ever discharge Zakah. I have two questions: 1) How many years should my sister make up for? 2) Which value will she use: the value of jewellery over…

Assalamu alaykum, I trust that you are well, Ustadh. We have many Islamic organisations that collect Zakaat. They have employees, and pay them salaries. They give around 10% on the total amount collected, so that this can be an incentive for these Amilleen (workers) to bring in more Zakaat. My questions are: 1) Is it…

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu. I trust that Mufti Sahib is well. Basically, we run a Zakaat organisation, and many people authorise us to discharge Zakaat on their behalf. We just wanted to clarify few issues, to ensure that we are discharging the Zakaat correctly. Can Mufti Sahib kindly respond to the following queries:…

Assalamu alaykum, I would like to know if I have to pay zakaat on behalf of my children they have just over £300 in their bank account they are 13 years and over.

Assalamu alaykum, 1) Is it permissible to give Zakah to a person in debt? 2)If a person is not eligible to take Zakah, can Zakah be used to pay his debt? 3) Can Zakah be used to off debts of near relatives? 4) If one person owes another person money, can the second person waive…