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Zakat On Items Given In Charity
Zakat is due on items held for at least one lunar year before being given away in charity, because after a year zakat becomes a debt obligation...
Zakat is due on items held for at least one lunar year before being given away in charity, because after a year zakat becomes a debt obligation...
Nisab Fluctuations During The Year
Zakat is due even if one's property value falls below the nisab minimum and rises back above it during the year.
Zakat is due even if one's property value falls below the nisab minimum and rises back above it during the year.
Zakat Amount In Relation To Nisab
Zakat is due on the full amount of the above properties rather than the full amount less the nisab measure.
Zakat is due on the full amount of the above properties rather than the full amount less the nisab measure.
Unpaid Zakat Of Deceased
Unpaid zakat is not taken from the estate of the deceased unless a bequest specifies that the zakat should be paid posthumously, in which case...
Unpaid zakat is not taken from the estate of the deceased unless a bequest specifies that the zakat should be paid posthumously, in which case...
Gold and Silver: Gold exceeding 87.479 grams (about...
One must pay zakat annually on the following items held for at least one lunar year:
Gold and Silver: Gold exceeding 87.479 grams (about...
Nisab
Nisab is a measure of the minimum property one owns that obligates one to pay zakat, and is measured in addition to (not as a part of) the typical...
Nisab is a measure of the minimum property one owns that obligates one to pay zakat, and is measured in addition to (not as a part of) the typical...
Zakat On Unlawful Wealth
Zakat is due on both one's lawfully and unlawfully acquired wealth, though it is obligatory to eliminate the impermissible portion of one’s wealth,...
Zakat is due on both one's lawfully and unlawfully acquired wealth, though it is obligatory to eliminate the impermissible portion of one’s wealth,...
Zakat On Household Items And Personal Effects
Zakat is not due on the typical requirements necessary for living, including such items as food, clothing, housing, means of conveyance, tools for...
Zakat is not due on the typical requirements necessary for living, including such items as food, clothing, housing, means of conveyance, tools for...
Zakat On Revenue-Generating Livestock
Zakat is not due on farm animals that constitute the means of production itself (e.g. there is no zakat on egg-laying chickens and dairy cows), but...
Zakat is not due on farm animals that constitute the means of production itself (e.g. there is no zakat on egg-laying chickens and dairy cows), but...
Zakat On Animals For Personal Use
Zakat is not due on animals owned for personal use, even if ownership entails material benefit, such as the use of the animal for transport (e.g....
Zakat is not due on animals owned for personal use, even if ownership entails material benefit, such as the use of the animal for transport (e.g....
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