I have mortgage for the home I am living with family, and also for the car I am driving for personal need. I have Nisab amount of gold. Should I take my mortgage instalment payment into account for Zakat calculation? Ple...

Zakat on wealth which is not in my possession and on debts where I have no hope of recovering them In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer 1 One of the conditions for Zakat is that the wealth...

Zakat to a person in debt In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer Allah (SWA) in the Holy Qur’an has said; “The sadaqat are only for the poor, the needy, those employed to collect these, thos...

Zakat to hospitals In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Answer Allah states in the Quran, “The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconcil...

Are we allowed to pay Fitra by giving money or it’s a must to give food? In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer In the Hanafi Fiqh it is better and preferable to give the Sadqah Fitr i...

I have invested in a business as a partner in a company. I put money into the company few months ago, I am going to be taking out zakaat in the month of Ramadan, however I will not find out if we have made profit or loss...

A Muslimah has owned gold jewellery for the last 8 years, upon which Zakat was due. Due to ignorance, she did not pay the Zakat for this period. However since she became more practising, alhumdulilah, she repented and fo...

Zakat on white gold In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer The overpowering metal determines zakat on mixed articles.  Hence, if the gold is more than 50% of the total article, zakat will be...

Each year I distribute my zakat to those who come knocking on my door, or attend the mosque collecting for so and so Country. However, I am always concerned that my zakat hasn’t been discharged and not being utilised as ...

My mother is a widow, and she has gold beyond nisab. Is it due on her to pay zakat on gold, being a widow? In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer Zakat is compulsory upon a person who posses...