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Zakat On Uninvested Cash
Zakat is due on uninvested cash or cash that is returned to the investor for the period of time that it remained uninvested.
Zakat is due on uninvested cash or cash that is returned to the investor for the period of time that it remained uninvested.
When Zakat Al-Fitr Becomes Obligatory
Zakat al-fitr becomes obligatory from the sunset of the final day of Ramadan to the dawn of the following day, meaning Eid day, when it is...
Zakat al-fitr becomes obligatory from the sunset of the final day of Ramadan to the dawn of the following day, meaning Eid day, when it is...
Zakat al-fitr is obligatory whether one fasted during Ramadan or not.
Zakat On Behalf Of Insane Individual Or Minor
There is difference of opinion about the obligatoriness of zakat payment by a guardian on behalf of an insane person or a minor. Imams Shafi'i and...
There is difference of opinion about the obligatoriness of zakat payment by a guardian on behalf of an insane person or a minor. Imams Shafi'i and...
It is not a condition that the very same cash notes (or similar fungible and transferable property) given by the zakat payer be the ones that are...
Measurement Of Nisab For Zakat Al-Fitr
Unlike the nisab minimum for ordinary zakat, which must be possessed for an entire year, the nisab minimum for zakat al-fitr is measured at dawn on...
Unlike the nisab minimum for ordinary zakat, which must be possessed for an entire year, the nisab minimum for zakat al-fitr is measured at dawn on...
Advance Payment Of Zakat
Two conditions must be satisfied for the advance payment of zakat to be valid.
At the end of the zakat year during which payment was...
Two conditions must be satisfied for the advance payment of zakat to be valid.
At the end of the zakat year during which payment was...
Wages And Expenses Of Zakat Collectors
In modern times, when no Islamic state exists, it is impermissible for zakat collectors to deduct wages and administrative expenses from the zakat...
In modern times, when no Islamic state exists, it is impermissible for zakat collectors to deduct wages and administrative expenses from the zakat...
Zakat Given Through Intermediary
Zakat given to an intermediary, like a collecting individual or institution, is deemed to have been paid once the intermediary is given the zakat,...
Zakat given to an intermediary, like a collecting individual or institution, is deemed to have been paid once the intermediary is given the zakat,...
Verifying Legitimacy Of Zakat Collector
The zakat payer is responsible for verifying the legitimacy of the collecting intermediary before payment, though additional checking is not...
The zakat payer is responsible for verifying the legitimacy of the collecting intermediary before payment, though additional checking is not...
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