Q: Is zakaat payable on one’s share of inheritance that was acquired just a few weeks ago? A: If one has inherited cash, gold, silver, or stock then zakaat must be paid on that share by adding its value to existing zakaatable assets. This share will be included in the rest of one’s zakaat. However, …
Q: I have mentally retarded child. Can I use my zakaat to pay for his medical bills? A: Parent’s may not give their zakaat to their children. In this case you cannot use zakaat to pay for your child’s medical expenses.
Q: I have mentally retarded child. Can I use my zakaat to pay for his medical bills? A: Parent’s may not give their zakaat to their children. In this case you cannot use zakaat to pay for your child’s medical expenses.
Q: I am in the process of calculating my zakaat. My husband has many debts. Can I give him my zakaat? A: A wife may not give her zakaat to her husband. (Hanafi Math-hab)
Q: I am in the process of calculating my zakaat. My husband has many debts. Can I give him my zakaat? A: A wife may not give her zakaat to her husband. (Hanafi Math-hab)
Q: Can zakaat be given to one’s wife? A: No, zakaat may not be given to the wife.
Q: Can zakaat be given to one’s wife? A: No, zakaat may not be given to the wife.
Q: What is the position of Taraweeh in Shariah? Is it sunnat or nafl? A: Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Allah has made the fast of Ramadaan faradh upon you, and I have made its Qiyaam sunnat". (Tafseer Durre-Manthoor) The word Qiyaam, which means to offer salah, refers to the Taraweeh salah. (Mirqaat of …
Q: What is the position of Taraweeh in Shariah? Is it sunnat or nafl? A: Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Allah has made the fast of Ramadaan faradh upon you, and I have made its Qiyaam sunnat". (Tafseer Durre-Manthoor) The word Qiyaam, which means to offer salah, refers to the Taraweeh salah. (Mirqaat of …
Q: Is it also sunnat to perform the taraweeh in Jamaat? A: Taraweeh is also sunnat in jamaat. Therefore, a person who performs his taraweeh alone, will not attain the sunnat reward of jamaat, although he would have fulfilled the basic sunnat of taraweeh only.
