Q: If I have a pension, which I don’t know any details about, do I pay zakāh on the contributions and is it considered haram? I work for a big company and when I started in Feb 2009 the company inserted me on a default pension scheme. This would be 3% of my contribution and […]
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Is zakah necessary on child benefit payments?
Q: Is zakāh necessary on child benefit payments? I wanted to know who is considered the owner of the child benefit given by the government. Is it the child or the mother? I believe that if it is the mother then zakāh will be compulsory. الجواب حامدًا و مصليًا و منه الصدق و الصواب A: […]
Read more...As a higher rate taxpayer – I can reclaim some of my Zakah back from HMRC- How do I treat this?
Q: As a higher rate taxpayer – I can reclaim some of my Zakah back from HMRC – How do I treat this? I am a higher rate taxpayer and would claim gift aid on my zakāh “donation”. If I give £100, the charity will be able to claim another £28 or so. Fine. My […]
Read more...Can I set up a Personal Injury Trust for my son?
Q: My son, who is 28 years old, is going to receive compensation for injury he sustained when he was attacked during his study in the UK. I, his mother, came from my country to care for him because he was left with brain damage and left paralysis. His father stayed home to work and […]
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