Q: How is Zakat paid on a ‘committee’ scheme between several individuals? I am currently calculating my Zakat for this year and wanted to know how we deal with a ‘committee’ which is a type of loan which is interest free, where there are a number of members and each member pays a certain amount and […]
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From my Zakat amount, may I deduct rent for upcoming months that is due now or that is imminently due?
Q: From my Zakat amount, may I deduct rent for upcoming months that is due now or that is imminently due? Ones Zakat anniversary is today. He is due to pay his rent for the upcoming 3 months(Sept-Nov) in around 20 days. Demand for payment (the letter) will come in about 10 days. Can this amount […]
Read more...What elements of my pension do I need to pay zakah on?
Q: What elements of my pension do I need to pay zakāh on? If my pensions is a “zakātable” asset then what do I need to pay the zakāt on? The entire holding (i.e. fund value) or pay zakāt on the annual contribution? Is zakāt payable on my contribution alone or mine and my employer’s […]
Read more...Do I still have to pay zakah on my badly-performing pension fund?
Q: Do I still have to pay zakāh on my badly-performing pension fund? If someone has a fund, which they have control over where it is invested, but they still can’t liquidate or access any part of it till they are 55, then s/he has to pay zakāh on the value of the fund (not […]
Read more...Can we use zakat fund to pay off university fees?
Q: Is it permissible for someone to give zakat to a student to pay their uni fees, if that student does not possess nisab, and lives at parent’s home, who pay for all living expenses. Also can people of a family pay zakat into a trust fund to be used for uni fees for their […]
Read more...If a student has an unpaid education related loan, can his parents use their Zakah money to pay off the loan?
Q: If a student has an unpaid education related loan, can his parents use their Zakah money to pay off the loan? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Firstly, for the valid discharge of Zakah one must make the recipient owner of the Zakah. One cannot simply pay off the recipient’s debt on his behalf […]
Read more...The 1st Ethical Zakah guide mentions Zakah cannot be given to one’s spouse. However this Hadith appears to indicate giving Zakah to ones spouse is permissible. Please can you clarify.
Q: The 1st Ethical Zakah guide mentions Zakah cannot be given to one’s spouse. However this Hadith appears to indicate giving Zakah to one’s spouse is permissible. Please can you clarify? الجواب حامدا ومصليه ومنه الصدق والصواب A: There is a difference of opinion as to whether a wife can give Zakah to her poor husband. The position […]
Read more...If one has given their Zakah in advance for forthcoming years and on the anniversary realises this amount was above his actual Zakah total, can one consider this surplus amount to be a Zakah payment for subsequent years?
Q: If one has given their Zakah in advance for forthcoming years and on the anniversary realises this amount was above his actual Zakah total, can one consider this surplus amount to be a Zakah payment for subsequent years? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: If a person has donated their Zakah in advance either […]
Read more...Can we still give zakat to someone if we cannot know if they are eligible or not to receive it?
Q: I want to give my zakat to relatives back in Somalia. They are calling and asking for help, telling us how hard pressed they are. I have asked my immediate family if they know whether these relatives qualify to receive zakat. They only know what they have been told by the relatives, which is […]
Read more...Do I pay zakat on the gold that I wear?
Q: Do I pay zakat on the gold that I wear? some people follow the opinion that you dont have to pay zakat on what you wear, only on what you save or hold? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: The issue of the liability of zakat upon gold jewellery has remained a point of dispute right […]
Read more...zakat on NHS pension contribution
Q: I am still working and not in receipt of any of he pension but continue to contribute towards the scheme on a monthly basis. Are you able to advise me whether zakat is payable on the NHS pension scheme in specific? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: The NHS Pension Scheme, both pre […]
Read more...Can I deduct my working expenses from my zakatable amount?
I work as a contractor which entails working away from home. My monthly costs for travel, hotel accommodation and food are in the region of £1000 per month. My client has recently extended my contract from the end of June 2016 to the end of December 2016. However, there is a standard 1 month notice […]
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