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- Q. Assalamualikum, I thought of giving Rs 1500 to needy people every month from my Salary and Alhamdulillah I was doing the same from one or two years. Now my parents thing that it might be difficult for me to give Zakat amount which may be approx RS 15000 and they are telling me to do Niyat as Zakat for the amount which I am paying every month as Rs 1500, so that in 10 months the Zakat will be paid over. (The amount Rs 1500 is given to one of our relative whose husband is expired and she has a small kid, I am sending it to my parents and they are given it to her) I am staying in rented house for which intially I have given RS 42,000 as a deposit and the rent is Rs 7000. I thought every month I have to pay the rent, after the first month I told to my house owner I want to pay Rs 7000 rent, he said you have already paid RS 42,000 and no need to pay the rent every month, once the amount is over in 6 months, you have to pay for another 6 month Rs 42,000. Now I have the 3 months rent rs 7000 each (i.e., RS 21,000) with me, I wanted to give Zakat from this amount and I wish not to stop Rs 1500 which I am given it to needy every month. If I pay Zakat from this amount, I will not be having Rs 42,000 to pay to my house owner as 6 months rent which I have to pay after 3 months, but I believe Allah will arrange some amount Inshallah. The six months amount Rs 42,000 owner has mentioned in the agreement that I should pay without fail. I have not told about the amount which I have with me (i.e., RS 21,000) to my parents, as if I tell them they will ask for the money as they have lot of debt. They had become debt as they did lavish expenses at the time of my brother marriage (Lavish expenses like purchase of clothes worth Rs 10,000 each and distributing chocolate box and giving grand party etc.) Total they spend approx. Rs.2 Lakhs which they had taken debt, even I said not to do lavish expenses they did not heard me. I am sending amount for expenses to my parents every month. Some month before itself my parents said to stop giving Rs 1500 to needy, as they had debt and first we need to pay our debt. Question: 1. As per above mentioned details, Please let me know do I have to do Niyat as Zakat for the amount which I am paying every month Rs 1500 and stop paying Rs 1500 to needy. (or) 2. Can I pay Zakat from the Rs 21,000 mentioned above and continue paying Rs 1500 every month to needy. 3. Can we give the whole Zakat amount to only one person? 4. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions?
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- Q. as-salamu-alaikum accuataly i want to know about zakat of lic. my anually deduction of lic is 10524, from 2003.last year iwas paid zakat of my lic balance from 2003i know that how calculated the zakat? the tatol balance of 2003 to till or the year of 2009. please guide about my problem.
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- Q. Mufti sahab Assalam o Alaikum What is the rule for paying Zakah for money invested in share and also for money earned from share trading. Since the value of share is changing every second how to claculate the zakah for the same?
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- Q. Q1) Is zakat applicable seperately on current value of shares or it can be adjusted with other applicable assets/liabilities? For e.g zakat on gold has to be given no matter how much one owes to someone. Q2) While leading a congregational prayer, if imam doubts that his wudu due to some reason has nullified, then what should he do during prayer? If he continues, and after salah he founds that actually it was broken then what should a non -regular imam of a prayer area do; as he can not notify to the muqlids that the prayer has to be reperformed?
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- Q. As-salaamualaikum I started a business in June 2008---2 months before Ramadaan.I would like to pay my zakaat in Ramadaan 2009 as it will be easier to know when my zakaat is due each year.How do I calculate my Zakaat for the two months prior to Ramadaan 2008. My second question is, do I pay Zakaat on the cost of the goods or the selling price of the goods. Shukrin
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- Q. Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahe wa Barakatuhu. Someone has sold his only dwelling house in order to procure money for purchasing a land/ house in some other place where he could live or could make a business. But he could not find a suitable one immediately after posssessing the money. More than a year has already been spent and he had not invested the money anywhere else. Please tell me whether he has to offer Zakah on this amount of money also.
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- Q. Can we pay zakat to our relative or any one who is not oeering Salah as I am paying jakat to one of relative who do not offer salah?if we have paid this before as I was not awire did we have to repay for zakat which I have paid earlier?
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- Q. Assalam valaikum, My sister's husband is aged very poor no one to support him. And add to his misery he has one mentally retarded son of 22 years old. He is SYED therefore can we give zakat to our sister who is not SYED. Can we motivate others also to give her zakat?
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- Q. Bismi-Allah-ArRahmaan-ArRaheem Kind Attention: Mufti in-charge : Fatwa Department : Darul Ifta Deoband, India Subject: Fatwa requisition regarding utilization of collected Zakah funds for public services Respected Sir, Assalamualaikum, Pleased to introduce myself as Mufti Myint Thein @ Mufti Abdussalaam, a Myanmar Muslim born and brought up in Yangon, Myanmar and together with other enthusiastic Muslims, has been actively and voluntarily conducting Islamic Religious activities such as proving free education on Quran and Hadiths as well as other Islamic educational knowledge and public services that would benefit towards Muslims living in Union of Myanmar as a minority community. Without taking much precious time of your esteemed self, kindly allow us to bring the subject and purpose of this mail. We would like to seek some religious verdicts (Fatwas) on some forms of utilizing collected Zakah funds. (that have been collected as a purpose of implementing Baitul Maal system within the community). Therefore, would like to request your esteemed self very humbly to kindly issue Fatwas upon implementing following listed ways of Zakah funds utilization. Kindly enlighten us and issue Fataawa: 1. whether it is permissible in Islam to utilize the collected zakah funds for public services such as building hospitals, clinics, schools, purchasing vehicles for funeral services, information services etc... 2. whether it is permissible to implement ?Micro Loan? system. 3. As we are living in a country where Muslims are minority, is it permissible to utilize the collected zakah funds for public services intended for both muslims and non-muslims such as relief services for earthquake victims, storm victims (?Nargis? victims), Tsunami victims etc? so that we muslims in the region could be understood by non-muslims much of whom have many misconceptions and negative thoughts towards Islam and Muslims. Jazakumullaahu Khairan!
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- Q. Assalamaykum. Qureey regarding Fitra of Eid. 1.Fitra is wajib or Sunnah 2.Where i should give fitra.Eg. If I am living outside India, should I give fitra where I am living or I should give in India. 3.To whome I can give this amount.Can I give it to my relatives who are poor , to educational institute , or to any charity society.
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- Q. "Can we use zakat money for 1.Providing facility in madarsa? 2.To purchase quran for madarsa? 3.To purchase Hadit book like Bukhari ,Muslim for Madarsa?"
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- Q. Asalamulaikum, I need to know, can zakat given to Madrassas where poor people learn religious knowledge and poor relatives? Second thing is that I have a plot which I bought 2 years ago, I don't live in it, I bought it for investment purpose? My question is that should I pay Zakat on this plot which is bought for investment purpose? Jazakallah Khair. Allah Hafiz
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- Q. CAN I GIVE ZAQAT TO OTHER THAN MUSLIMS?
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- Q. Salam Alaykum,I have intrest amount, What to do for that money?
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- Q. Dear Mufti sab, salamalikum, kindly advise how to calculate zakat. my wife have gold jewellery more then 10tola (means more than nisaab) i purcahsed a small house (in her name, might use for residence or renting not decided yet) by taking loan from Bank with interest from my office personal loan. bank and office loan will be payable in 3 years, and personal loan in a year. i have one small piece of land empty (purpose of use not decided yet). no bank balance in view of above please answer the folling: 1. how to calculate zakat 2. i paid almost 20% interest to bank (how to repent, if it is not permissible) Awaits for your reply.
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- Q. In present days many faqirs both male and female have developed the habit of begging and are doing so as a permanent job coming and asking for money in the form of sadqa, etc. few in the name of allah and few in the name of pious aulias.FEW oF These faqirs go door and door singing various songs songs depicting allah's and some auliasa blessings. Many of these faqirs are well built and healthy yet they do not do work instead beg money. My question is what is the islamic law for these types of beggars or simply to whom thes money should be given , either to these weekly beggars or to the person who is really in need.? How to identify whomis really in need? Has allah given money to us to distribute it to these types of weekly beggars also? Please answer in the best possible form in the light of Qur'an and Hadees.
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- Q. "My father and for some time my self have not paid Zakat , alhamdullilaha now I am paying ,is it necessary to pay Zakat of yeas for which we have not paid? How to calculate it as there is wast difference in eaRubbing itter(Perfume) to beard is sunnah? What is Sunnah of applying itter (Perfume) rning that time and now"
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- Q. Assalâmoualeikoum Trought the light of Qour'âne and Ahaadith. Can Mufti Saheb give jawaab to the following question. 1- The year for camel or any other animal is it the same year for gold silver... Example my year for gold silver goods end the 25 safar 1430 and the 20 safar 1430 I both 30 camels. For the camel must i give zakaat the 25 safar 1430 or wait the the end of the day of 19 safar 1431. In other words it's one date zakaate for all or two dates, one for camel and one for gold silver goods ... And if after there is cow it will be 3 dates because the jins are different or one date? 2- In nurul îdha they is a maslah about debts. There are 3 groups. Strong, medium and weak. Can Hazrat Mufti Saheb explain this maslah please? Is it the mufta bihi opinion (if no what is it)? The salairy of a worker or the commission who get a seller on a goods it's in wich goups? The service of a docteur or an accoutant or any other service it's in which group? What is a bad debts 3- Can somebody pay zakaate in advance? If in paying in advance he paid more can he use it for the next year? 4-How to make estimation on goods (selling price, cost price). Can we make taharri of the value or must we count it. 5-Somebody bought some shares in a companys or group of companys. For example 5% of the companys or 10 %. Thoses shares are not in the market. To get their value, the accountant must caculate the value of the company. So we can't paid zakaate on the shares. Now according to my understanding we have to check the goods, debts, cash,...and calculate the zakate. But we got only 5% and others partnairs don't wan't to give us the value of the zakate assets when it's our shar'i date. The law of the country (or internationnal law)is not in our side to get the information. We got only the balance at the end of the civil year. What must we do? If we will get the zakate assets (according to shar'ie date) 6 or 8 months later must we wait? If the law (country or internationale) give us possibility to get the zakate assets on the shar'ie date must we use the law even if it take long or create some problems between the partnairs? 6-How to calculate zakate in loan? If we buy goods and our seller said I give you 5 years to pay. 24000 rands every year or 2000 rands each month. What must we do? 7- We have few brothers and sister who are muslim and shareek in a company. Every body got his zakate date. So to make easy because ofcthe company. Is it permisible to change date, to choose one date for everybody? If yes how to do it? 8- How to calculate zakate on partenair ship account in a company?
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- Q. Please clearly explain that is zakat for money(currency we earn ) has to be given as 2.5% irrespective of the amount of money and nisab is there in other things like gold silver etc. And if i am earing money and utilizing it then how to calculte zakat.Which month should be considered for one year calculation?
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- Q. If some one in India does not pay income tax on his taxable income but pay zakat, is he doing a haram/not permitted/sinful act? As we know it is necessary to pay income tax and non payment is a penal offence in India and Islam ask you to follow law of the land.
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