QUESTION: I became Baligh in the year 2013 before Ramadhaan. It may have been a few months before Ramadhaan, but I'm not sure exactly when I became Baligh. At the time, I was the owner of Nisaab. Over the years, I took out my Zakaat in Ramadhaan only. If my Zakaat was...
QUESTION: A person loaned another person an amount of R500. The debtor is unable to pay back the money, and he is also elligible for Zakaat. Can the creditor offset the monies owed to him by making the intention of Zakaat for the debtor? ANSWER: In the queried...
QUESTION: Is it necessary/Waajib to pay Zakaah on gold-plated rings/jewellery etc. ? ANSWER: Gold plated jewellery is not pure gold rather it is metal jewellery that has been plated with a thin layer of gold. Since the metal content is far more than the gold plating...
QUESTION: A person has no income but owns a 50% share in a house worth 2 million. The other shareholder refuses to sell so he can't access those funds. He also owns a car. Are they eligible for Zakaat? ANSWER: The car, which is a necessity, and the second home which...
Question:- Is it sinful to delay payment of Zakaat due to waiting for the month of Ramadaan? If the Zakaat date is during Rabi-ul Awwal, but the person wants to discharge his Zakaat in Ramadaan, will it be acceptable to do so? Answer:- There is a difference of opinion...
QUESTION: Is it sinful to delay paying Zakaat because one is waiting for the month of Ramadaan to discharge it? The Zakaat date is Rabi-ul Awwal but the person wants to give it in Ramadaan. ANSWER: There is a difference of opinion in this matter. Some of the jurists’...
QUESTION: Must Zakaat in a business be calculated on the cost price or the selling price of the item? ANSWER: Zakaat on goods of merchandise will be calculated on the current market value (of the goods) on one’s due date of Zakaat. فالحاصل: أن أبا حنيفة يعتبر القيمة...
QUESTION: Is Quicksilver a metal on which Zakaah is payable? ANSWER: What is Quicksilver? The metal mercury resembles silver in color. Unlike silver and most other metals though, mercury is liquid at ordinary temperatures, For that reason it is able to flow and to...