Q: Does my wife have to pay Zakaat on gold jewellery which she doesn’t use? A. If she has 87grams of gold or more, Zakaat will be compulsory, irrespective of whether it is being used or not, and this is according to the Hanafi Madhab. In the Shaafi’ee Madhab Zakaat is not compulsory on jewellery …
Q: Does bleeding gums break the fast? A. The fast will break if the blood is swallowed and the amount of blood is more than the saliva. If the blood is spat out or if the saliva is more than the blood, the fast will not break.Mufti Siraj adds: This can be determined by the …
Q: Is zakaat is payable on a provident fund that hasn’t matured as yet? A. There is no Zakaat on a provident fund, for this money only becomes the property of someone when it is paid out. Prior to that it remains the property of the company for which one works. And Allah Knows Best. …
Q: I intend going for umrah from Nigeria. My plan is on arrival in Jeddah, I put on ihram, proceed to Makkah for umrah and return to Jeddah the same day. The next day I leave for Madina where I will stay till after Eid before I return to Makkah for some days. My question …
Q: My question is related to the correct way to calculate Zakaat. I follow the Shafi mathab. My main confusion is the “one year must elapse” on funds for them to be included as Zakatable assets. A: Calculating Zakaat: 1) Zakaat is payable on cash, gold, silver, merchandise, and livestock. 2) The above five types …
Q: Can I use my Zakaat money to fund a hand pump for my late father? A: When giving Zakaat, a poor Muslim person must be made the owner of that Zakaat money. In using the Zakaat for a pump, no one is the owner and the Zakaat will not be valid. Lillah money should …
Q: I have a friend who was Google-ing facts on Islam. He came across a website which says that Hadith is wrong and the way that Muslims around the world are making salaah is wrong. This website states that the Quran only talks of morning, day and evening salaah and doesn’t mention anything of asr …
Q: Two months ago I invested an amount to buy a property jointly with an intention to sell it off when the price increases. Should I pay zakat for it as I didn’t sell it yet? A: The land you bought is with the intention of reselling, thus this is like stock in-trade, so Zakaat …
Q: I am a government employee. I have a pension scheme which is in its 8th year. Is zakat payable on it now or when I get it during retirement? A. Zakaat will be payable on the pension money AFTER it comes into your possession and not while it is still in the scheme. If …
Q: 1. If 2 people are reciting Qur’an, while one is reciting aloud, and recites an Ayah (verse) of Sajda, is it necessary for the other person to make a Sajda as well, even though the other person was occupied with recitation as well, although in a soft tone?2. If one is reciting aloud and …
