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: 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: Can a person give his stepdaughter or stepson zakat? A. It is permissible to give them Zakaat if they are eligible i.e. they do not possess extra cash or any form of extra possessions that amount to the Nisaab of Zakaat, or if they do, they have debts that are far more than what …
Q: Can Zakaat be given to ones parents? A. Zakaat cannot be given to parents, grandparents and higher. It also cannot be given to children, grand-children and lower. It can be given to the rest of the family if they are eligible for Zakaat. (Al Hindiyyah V1 P188) Moulana Yusuf LaherChecked by: Mufti Siraj Desai
Q: My brother buys and sells goods at a low profit margin. He owns a car, small-house, no jewellery, has 4 school going kids. Usually at year end he pays up all creditors. Last year he was unable to pay up and still owes his creditors and will take him quite long to pay up. …
Q: I would like to know how do I know if I qualify for a bursary that uses zakaat funds to pay university fees? I am a university student that does not earn any income. What are the rules regarding eligibility to receive a zakaat bursary? A. For a person to qualify for the acceptance …
Q: I build a house with intentions to live there. Later if I rent this house how will the zakat be calculated? A: Zakaat will be paid on the rental income, which will be added to your other cash at the end of one Islamic year. Zakaat is not payable on the value of the …
Q: Ours is a joint family of three married brothers with father and mother. We are running an optical business. We have purchased one more shop with an intention of doing business if the market conditions are favourable or sell it off if we get surplus from the sale of this shop. Secondly, we have …
Q: I was allotted immovable commercial proprty the cost of which is to be paid in 6 years [on the basis of monthly instalments]. I wish to know if zakat is payable on these deposits for purchase of immovable property. A. Zakaat is only Fardh (compulsory) on cash that one possesses at the end …
