Zakat & Charity · Subtopic
Paying Zakat Correctly
301 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Paying Zakat Correctly, part of Zakat & Charity. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Paying Zakat Correctly fatawa — page 5 of 8
- Mufti Online29 Jan 2019
Giving jewellery to one's children to avoid paying zakaat
I was told to use the below fatwa as a hilah to avoid giving zakat on jewellery, however the jewellery gift by us to our own child is the same that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam18 Jan 2019
Paying zakaah while having a long-term student debt payable after a while
Assalamu alaikum I have a question pertaining to zakat: 1. i took student loans whilst at university, which now amounts to £13000, which is payable…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online20 Dec 2018
Discharging zakaat before the due date
Is is permissible to discharge zakaat of gold and money before one's particular discharging zakat date?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Nov 2018
Paying off one's brother's debts with zakaat money
If there are 2 siblings, one is fairly well off and the other is struggling financially. The “wealthier” one would like to discharge his zakaah. The…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN1 Nov 2018
Paying a minor’s school fees with Zakaat
An eight-year-old child is in school. The parents cannot afford the school fees for the child. Can we assist them by paying their child’s school…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online25 Oct 2018
Paying zakaat monthly
For better distribution and reaching to deserving people, is it allowed if one delays payment or distribution of (zakat, charity and other due…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam21 Oct 2018
Giving Zakaah money to an animal welfare organisation
Assalamu alykkum Mufti saab, We have an animal aid NGO who help the struggling street animals back to life and provide shelter. Can I give a part of…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online16 Oct 2018
Discharging zakaat on behalf of an Alzeimers patient
Zaid has one sister. She is 75 years old and is an Alzheimers patient. Her condition is such that sometimes she is unable to recognize her own…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Sep 2018
Giving zakaat to organisations
Could Moulana please assist with the following regarding Islamic organizations collecting zakaat: 1. Are we (the committee) the wakeels of the donor…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam28 Aug 2018
Discharging zakaah to organizations; Reciting du’aa after 4th takbeer in Janaazah; Sunnah before Maghrib
Assalamu 'alaykum, 1- Nowadays most people give zakaat to organisations. If money is transferred to them at time (ie before one lunar year) but they…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online31 Jul 2018
Personally distributing zakaat or giving it to an organisation
1. What is ruling on Zakat to giving needy close relatives, if others are more poor than that. To whom should be given, to needy close relatives or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN27 Jun 2018
Discharging Zakaat to an ineligible recipient
Mr Abdullah, who is eligible to receive Zakaat, sold his damaged vehicle for R30 000 cash. His intention for selling was to buy another reliable…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online19 Apr 2018
Paying zakaat for one's wife
I have to pay a loan of Rs. 600,000 and my wife also has gold. Approximately 10 tolla for which zakat is applicable @2.5%. The question is that, do…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Feb 2018
Which country's wheat price should one consider when paying fidyah?
My question is regarding the fidya for salah of my grandfather that passed away (May Allah forgive his sins and bless his soul). Our family…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam6 Feb 2018
Paying back a loan with interest money
Paying back loan with interest money. I am currently taking a student loan aiming to pay it back before graduation so that there's no interest on…
Muhammad IV Patel - Mufti Online6 Feb 2018
Paying a persons hospital bill with zakaat money
I use to pay zakat to a mustahiq (one worthy of accepting zakat). During Ramadan, he had a heart attack and was admitted to hospital. He could not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam5 Feb 2018
Paying government taxes with the intention of sadaqah or lillaah
Am based in UK, down here you have to pay 40% goverment tax every year for self emplyed. Is it ok to make sadqa or lillah intension when paying…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online25 Dec 2017
Paying zakaat on money loaned to someone
If someone borrowed some money from me, do I have to give Zakaat on the money lent to someone?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Dec 2017
Paying zakaat on the deposit amount before purchasing the house
Should one pay zakaat on the money given as a deposit for purchasing a house?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Dec 2017
Discharging zakaat to people who one thought were recipients of zakaat
My aunt was widowed when my cousins were very young. We were told that they can accept zakaat. Years later I realised that my aunt did not have cash…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Nov 2017Roman Urdu
Showhar biwi ki zakaat adaa karna
Kya apne sone ki zaqat aurat ko khud kama kr ada karni hoti hai ya uske sone ki zaqat uske shauhar ko hi dena wajib hai?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Oct 2017
Giving zakaat, lillah, sadaqah and interest money to organisations for relief work
Can zakaat, lillah, sadaqah and interest money be given to organisations involved in aid and relief work in places like Burma and Syria? Would one’s…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Oct 2017Roman Urdu
Zakaat, tamleek aur nisaab
1. Kia zakat sadqa jariya ma laga saktay hn? 2. Agar zakat kisi k zariye di jaye to us ma malik bnana ki shart kesy poori ki jaye? 3. Jab zakat…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2017
Paying a zakaat collector from the zakaat funds
I have read in Ma’ariful Quraan (English) under the verse of "wal Aamileena alayha" that zakaat can be given to those collecting the Zakaat on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Sep 2017
Discharging zakaat for previous years
If one has not payed zakaat for previous years and now wishes to do so, will they calculate when they became saahib nisab based on todays nisab or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Aug 2017
Claiming a tax rebate on zakaat discharged
My wife transferred her zakaat to my bank account, I then forwarded the amount to an organisation to distribute her zakaat. Therefore, on paper it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Jul 2017
Paying zakaat on behalf of one's deceased father
1. I want to ask about the obligatory charity (zakat). There are some things which I want to know about rules of zakat. First of all I want to know…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jul 2017
Treating a patient and considering it as Zakaat
An orthodontist does braces for the teeth. Some patients are brought to him by people saying that these are people worthy of Zakaat, do their…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jul 2017
Wakeel using the zakaat and thereafter paying the zakaat from his own wealth
I have a relative who is liable for zakaat. I informed my aunt that I am collecting zakaat for someone without giving the name. My aunt gave me R500…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Jul 2017
Using zakaat money for students fees
Please advice on the following: If a Darul Uloom collects zakat and their financials indicate that the bulk of the funds are for wages etc. When we…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jul 2017
Discharging zakaat in advance
Can I discharge Zakaat of next year in advance to help my younger brother?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Apr 2017
Performing hajj and discharging zakaat with haraam money
1. If a person has haram income (drugs money, interest money, money claimed through fraudulent activities, etc.) will Hajj and Zakat be Fardh on him…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Mar 2017
Meaning of tamleek
What is the ruling regarding tamleek? We give zakat money to a person who deserves zakat, and tell him to return some amount.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Mar 2017
Can an organisation stipulate to the recipient how the zakaat money should be used?
I would like to know if an organization that is responsible for collecting zakaah and also giving zakaah 1. Can give zakaah to a zakaatable person…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam6 Mar 2017
Zakah in advance
Every year I distribute Zakaat in month of Zil-Haj, Right now in month of Jamaad al Thani, I want to help some needy families with Zakaat money, can…
Imran Patel - Mufti Online27 Feb 2017
Discharging unpaid zakaat from the estate if the deceased did not make wasiyyah
If it is known that the deceased has not paid zakaat for several years although he was eligible, can one of the heirs pay the zakaat from the estate…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Feb 2017
Taking photographs of people while doing charity work
Is it permissible to take photographs of people while doing charity work as we see everyday by most prominent organizations who use these…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Feb 2017
Discharging past years zakaat
I didn't know that I was eligible to pay zakaat. I was just informed recently thanks to your answer to a previous question. Now I have had money…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jan 2017
Non-heir discharging the fidya for the missed Salaahs of the deceased
Previously I asked about a man who passed away but for the majority of his life did not pray Salaah. As per your previous reply, fidya can be given…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Jan 2017
Discharging the fidyah for the missed Salaahs of the deceased
What do the Ulama say about a person who passed away reciting the Kalimah but for most of his life didn't perform Salaah. What can the family do to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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