Summarized Fatwas on Obligatory Charity (Zakah)
Question: Should the Zakah giver tell the poor recipient that this is the Zakah of his money?
Answer: No, he shouldn`t. But, the Zakah giver should make an intention in his heart that it is the Zakah of his money when he gives it to the poor.
Question: Is Zakah due on a woman`s jewelry?
Answer: Zakah isn`t due on a woman`s jewelry used for ornament, provided that the value of each peace is within the range common amongst people.
Question: Is Zakah due on a woman`s saved gold?
Answer: Zakah is due on saved gold if it reached Nissab(minimum amount liable for Zakah) and a lunar year had lapsed over owning it. The due Zakah is (2.5%).
Question: Is Zakah due on owned land?
Answer: Zakah is due on the land used as an article of merchandise and was originally bought for that end. Zakah is due on it at the end of every lunar year. Its value is estimated, and (2.5%) of the total value of all such lands owned by the questioner is given as Zakah. However, no Zakah is due on the land used for building a house, or an agricultural purpose.
Question: How to pay Zakah on articles of merchandise?
Answer: Articles of merchandise are estimated by their whole sale market price at the end of each lunar year, and (2.5%) of their value is paid as Zakah whether its (value) went up, or down compared to actual purchasing price, and whether the increase (profit) was in the article itself such as an increase in the animal`s weight, or in the prices themselves.
Question: How is the Zakah on articles of merchandise calculated?
Answer: (2.5%) of each article`s value is paid as Zakah after a whole lunar year had lapsed.
Question: Is Zakah due on the equipments used in the trading process such as: cars, shops etc..?
Answer: No Zakah is due on equipments used in the trading process such as cars and the like.
Question: Is Zakah due on articles of merchandise even if they were stacked in the merchant`s stores for years?
Answer: Yes, Zakah is due on stored articles of merchandise even if they were stacked in the merchant`s stores for years because this is the way Islam has countered monopoly.
Question: Is Zakah due on an indebted merchant?
Answer: Debt doesn`t abrogate the dueness of Zakah, thus a debtor who has money, articles of merchandise, or other its funds at his disposal should pay it from them.
Question: Is Zakah due on land intended for selling?
Answer: Yes, lands intended for selling are evaluated, and Zakah is paid according to their estimated value after a lunar year had lapsed, but if the owner didn`t pay the due Zakah, then he should do so after selling them.
Question: Is Zakah due on the money saved for marriage?
Answer: Zakah is due on the money saved for marriage if it reached the Nissab, which is a whole lunar year had lapsed over possessing it (Money).
Question: Is it permissible for one to give the Zakah to his indebted brother?
Answer: It is permissible for one to give the Zakah to his indebted, or poor brother.
Question: Is Zakah due on rented property, and how is it calculated?
Answer: Zakah isn`t due on the rented property itself, but on the saved income from that property if it reached Nissab, and a whole lunar year had lapsed over saving it.
Question: Is Zakah due on the orphan`s money?
Answer: Yes, Zakah is due on the money of the orphan.
Question: Who should pay the Zakah from the orphan`s money?
Answer: His/her guardian, and if the latter fails to do so, then the orphan is obliged to pay the Zakah once he/she reaches puberty, and is capable of handling his/her own affairs.
Question: Is Zakah due on the Zakah money received by a poor person, and reached a Nissab, and a whole lunar year had lapsed over having it in his possession?
Answer: Yes, the poor who possessed a Nissab for a whole lunar year is obliged to pay the Zakah due on that money even if it was given to him as a Zakah money in the first place.
Question: What is the amount of the Fitr Zakah of Ramadhaan?
Answer: The Fitr Zakah of Ramadhaan is a Sa` (2500 grams) from what the people of that country or state eat the most.
Question: Is it permissible to pay the Fitr Zakah of Ramadan on behalf of a dead person?
Answer: The Fitr Zakah of Ramadan isn`t due on one who had passed away before the sunset of the last day of Ramadan.
Question: Is it permissible for the mother to give her children from the Zakah of her money?
Answer: It is permissible for the mother to give her children from the Zakah of her money if they were of the Zakah's eligible recipients, and she isn`t obliged to provide for them.
Question: Is it permissible to give Zakah to one`s poor sister, or brother?
Answer: It is permissible for a person to give the Zakah to his poor sister/brother if providing for them isn`t due on him, and she doesn`t receive sufficient provision from whomever that is due on.
Question: Is it permissible for the wife to give the Zakah of her money to her poor husband?
Answer: Yes, it is permissible for the wife to give from the Zakah of her money to her poor husband.
Question: Is it permissible to pay the Zakah for settling the debt of a deceased relative?
Answer: It is impermissible to pay the Zakah for settling the debt of the deceased since Zakah is paid to eligible recipients who are alive. As for the debts of the deceased, they are to be settled from the estate before dividing it amongst the heirs, but if the deceased didn`t leave an estate, then it is desirable for his/her heirs to settle those debts if they can afford them.
Question: What is the ruling on giving Zakah to one`s relatives?
Answer: It is impermissible to pay Zakah to one`s origins (parents and grandparents) because providing for them is an obligation on their branches (sons and daughters ) if they were poor, but it is permissible to give some of its money to relatives whose provision isn`t due on one intending to give.
Question: Is it permissible for the children of a deceased father to settle his debt from the Zakah money due on them?
Answer: It is impermissible to use the Zakah of one`s money for settling the debts of the deceased. However, children should settle the debts of their deceased parents out of filial piety.
Question: Is it permissible for a person to give the Zakah to his daughter-in-law?
Answer: Yes, it is permissible for a person to give the Zakah to his daughter-in-law if she was poor, and wasn`t provided for sufficiently by whomever is obliged to provide for her.
Question: Who is “the poor” that is entitled to receive Zakah?
Answer: The poor is the one who has neither money nor a source of living, or has either of them, but it isn`t sufficient such as being in need for a hundred JDs, and having an income of forty JDs only.
Question: Is it permissible for the guardian to give Sadaqa( voluntary charity )from the money of the orphans?
Answer: It is impermissible for the guardian to donate from the money of the orphans because he is entrusted with the safekeeping of that money, and is prohibited from donating it.
Question: A woman used contraceptive pills, and her menses exceeded (15) days, is it permissible for her to fast?
Answer: The maximum of menstrual blood is (15) days, but if it exceeded that due to a medication, or the like, then it is Istihadah(bleeding outside the monthly period), and in this case she should perform Ghusl (Ritual bath), pray, and fast. Moreover, she is obliged to make up for the missed fasting days which exceeded her regular menses.
Question: What is the ruling on making up for missed fasting after the second half of Sha`ban (the month before Ramadan)?
Answer: One is obliged to make up for missed fasting before the start of next Ramadan, and regardless of offering it during the first, or the second half of Shab`an. This is because the prohibition mentioned in the Hadith is for offering absolute voluntary fasting in the second of the latter month.
* Heirs are Obliged to Pay Zakah Due on the Deceased from the Estate
* Ruling on Zakah of Debts
* Whatever is Designated for Trade, Including Books, is Liable for Zakah
* Ruling on the Zakah of a Piece of Land Depends on the Intention behind Buying it
* Islamic Ruling on Money Spent in Charitable Projects
* Zakah on the Funds of Trade Unions and Charitable Societies
* Belongings Meant for Keeping aren`t Liable for Zakah
* It is Permissible to Give Zakah to a Student, with Conditions
* Land Set for Sale is Liable for Zakat
* Is Moving Zakat to another Country Permissible
* It is Impermissible to Deduct Business Expenses from Zakah Money
* Islamic Ruling on Giving Zakah to Married Sister
* Ruling on Giving Zakat to One`s Debtor in Exchange for Debt
* Ruling on Building an Orphanage from Zakat Funds
* Zakah on Property of Investment Organizations
* Pledging Money as Collateral doesn`t Discontinue the Hawl of Zakah
* Ruling on Zakah of Dairy Cows
* Giving Zakah on Trade Commodities in Kind or in Cash is Permissible
* Encouraging People to Donate and Take Charitable Initiatives
* Zakah on Severance Pay, Retirement and Savings Compensation
* Adherence of Charitable Organization to Conditions of Donor
* Keeping Property in an Unsuitable Place is an Act of Negligence
* Zakat Due on Staff Savings in the Staff Provident Fund
* Ruling on Paying for Children`s Education from Zakah Funds
* Ruling on Disposing of Confiscated Funds Raised for the Poor and Needy
* Who should Pay the Zakah of a Land`s Produce: the Farmer or the Owner?
* Ruling on the Zakah of Interests
* A Real Estate under Construction Pays the Zakah due on Tradeable Items
* Giving Zakah to Persons not Entitled to it is Forbidden
* Zakah on Deposited Funds
* Ruling on Money Earned during Hawl
* It is Permissible to Pay off Prisoner`s Due Debts from Zakah Funds
* Ruling on Zakah of Debts
* Consequences of Miscalculating Zakah
* Ruling on Stipulating that Recipient of Zakah Spends it in a Certain Channel
* The Jobless and the Unable to Afford Essentials are Eligible to Receive Zakah?
* It is Permissible to Pay Zakah of Wealth before its Due Time
* Islamic Ruling on Paying Expiation Money to Cancer Patients
* Ruling on Investing Gratuity Funds and their Liability for Zakah
* Paying Zakah in the Form of Benefits
* Ruling on Zakat of Goods Purchased under Istisna` Contract
* Ruling on Paying off a Deceased Person`s Debt from Zakat
* Ruling on Zakat of Amounts Retained in Letters of Credit
* Zakat on Wealth Earned from Salam Contract
* Ruling on Zakat of a Presumptive Loan
* It is Permissible to Pay Zakaah in Advance, but with Conditions
* It is Permissible to Pay Zakah to Indebted Son with Conditions
* Is Zakah Payable on the Kept Zakah Money?