{"id":40122,"date":"2026-01-08T13:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=40122"},"modified":"2026-01-08T20:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:15:52","slug":"ruling-on-combining-spouses-wealth-debts-when-calculating-zakah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/ruling-on-combining-spouses-wealth-debts-when-calculating-zakah\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruling On Combining Spouses\u2019 Wealth & Debts When Calculating Zakah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 08672<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Answered by: Maulana Nuski Cassim<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Question:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Can a husband and wife combine wealth and give Zakah and they have shared debt they then deduct the debt?<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Answer:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Zakah is an individual obligation that is extended to every Muslim and Muslimah respectively.[1] The same holds true in the case of marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Hence, it will not be permissible to combine the wealth of the husband and wife as well as share each other\u2019s debt when it comes to the calculation and dischargement of zakah.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nevertheless, if by combining one means taking the husband\u2019s zakatable wealth after having deducted his liabilities and the wife\u2019s zakatable wealth after having deducted her respective liabilities and thereafter distributing the zakah together, then this will be permissible.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

References:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0643\u0627\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u062c\u0628\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0642\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0644\u063a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0645\u0644\u0643 \u0646\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u0645\u0650\u0644\u0643\u0627 \u062a\u0627\u0645\u0651\u0627 \u0648\u062d\u0627\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0648\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u0648\u0634\u0631\u0637\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0650\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0651\u064a\u0651\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0644\u0648\u063a\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0642\u0644\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0641\u064e\u0631\u0627\u063a \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

[\u0641\u062a\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0631\u060c \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0643\u0627\u0629\u060c \u062c. \u0662 \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0661\u0665\u0663\u060c \u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0643\u0631]<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u0625\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0643\u0627\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0635\u0637\u0644\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0639 \u0639\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0629: \u0639\u0646 \u0625\u062e\u0631\u0627\u062c \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0644\u063a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0642\u0644 \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0645\u0644\u0643 \u0646\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u0645\u0644\u0643\u0627 \u062a\u0627\u0645\u0627 \u0637\u0627\u0626\u0641\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0641\u061b \u0644\u0631\u0636\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u062a\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0649 \u0644\u0625\u0633\u0642\u0627\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0636 \u0639\u0646 \u0648\u062c\u0647 \u064a\u0646\u0642\u0637\u0639 \u0646\u0641\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u062f\u0649 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u062f\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

[\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0634\u0631\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0647\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0643\u0627\u0629\u060c \u062c. \u0663\u060c \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0662\u0668\u0668\u060c \u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0629]<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u0648\u0634\u0631\u0637 \u0648\u062c\u0648\u0628\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0642\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0644\u0648\u063a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0651\u064a\u0651\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0645\u0644\u0643 \u0646\u0635\u0627\u0628\u064d \u062d\u0648\u0644\u064a\u064d\u0651 \u0641\u0627\u0631\u063a\u064d \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0651\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u062d\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0644\u064a\u0651\u0629 \u0646\u0627\u0645\u064d\u060c \u0648\u0644\u0648 \u062a\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0631\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

[\u0643\u0646\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0642\u0627\u0626\u0642\u060c \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0643\u0627\u0629\u060c \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0662\u0660\u0663\u060c \u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0634\u0627\u0626\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0629]<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Maulana Nuski Cassim<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 08672     Answered by: Maulana Nuski Cassim   Question:   Can a husband and wife combine wealth and give Zakah and they…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40122"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40122"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40138,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40122\/revisions\/40138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}