Q: Respected Scholars, Further to the Al-Qalam fatwa on the National Zakat Foundation (NZF) dated 25th February 2013, please can the Al-Qalam panel advise as to how the panel is assured that NZF does indeed adhere to the requirements of the fatwa? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Al-Qalam has an agreement with […]
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Please can the Al-Qalam Shari’ah Panel advise as to whether they consider the National Zakat Foundation as a suitable organisation to give Zakat money to?
Q: Please can the Al Qalam Shari’ah Panel advise as to whether they consider the National Zakat Foundation as a suitable organisation to give Zakat money to? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: We have spent some time looking into how National Zakat Foundation operate. Please click here for our fatwa on this. […]
Read more...Is Zakah liable on the employee/employer contributions of a Final Salary Pension Scheme?
Q: Is Zakah liable on the employee/employer contributions of a Final Salary Pension Scheme? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Zakah is not liable on the pension contributions as it constitutes a weak debt. (see: http://213.175.220.56/~alqalamo/wp-content/uploads/Categories-of-Debts-and-Bad-Debts-for-the-Purposes-of-Zakah.pdf) However, if and when the pension is received it will be added to ones Zakatable assets if, […]
Read more...Is it sufficient for the recipient of the advance payment of Zakah to be an eligible recipient at the time of receiving the Zakah or does one also have to be sure that this individual will be eligible on the actual future Zakah anniversary?
Q: Is it sufficient for the recipient of the advance payment of Zakah to be an eligible recipient at the time of receiving the Zakah or does one also have to be sure that this individual will be eligible on the actual future Zakah anniversary? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: It is sufficient for […]
Read more...I have ceased trading temporarily due to education, however will resume upon completion, do I have to pay Zakah on the remaining stock even though I am not going to be selling it soon?
Q: I have ceased trading temporarily due to education, however will resume upon completion, do I have to pay Zakah on the remaining stock even though I am not going to be selling it soon? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: As long as the items are intended to be sold, whether immediately or at […]
Read more...As a foreign student in the UK, my government estimates living expenses and deposits the money in my account, is this liable for Zakah even though it’s living expenses?
Q: As a foreign student in the UK, my government estimates living expenses and deposits the money in my account, is this liable for Zakah even though it’s living expenses? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: If the ownership of the deposited amount has transferred to you and it is above the Nisab then you […]
Read more...Do I have to pay Zakah on a personal loan I have lent to my brothers?
Q: Do I have to pay Zakah on a personal loan I have lent to my brothers? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: A personal loan is a strong debt upon which Zakah remains payable for the duration of the loan even before one recovers possession of the same. Thus, you will have to pay […]
Read more...If you had the intention to give Zakah to a specific eligible individual, but when disbursing the money some weeks later you did not have a specific Zakah intention, is this valid?
Q: If you had the intention to give Zakah to a specific eligible individual, but when disbursing the money some weeks later you did not have a specific Zakah intention, is this valid? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: In order for Zakah to be valid one must make the intention of Zakah either at […]
Read more...If I become owner of the Nisāb, can I pay my Zakāh to an eligible individual who requires it on a monthly basis as opposed to a one-off payment on my Zakāh anniversary?
Q: If I become owner of the Nisāb, can I pay my Zakāh to an eligible individual who requires it on a monthly basis as opposed to a one-off payment on my Zakāh anniversary? الجواب خامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Once one has become owner of the nisāb one can pay Zakāh in advance […]
Read more...Why can’t the government be considered agents who distribute Zakah, therefore allowing us to offset tax paid against Zakah?
Q: Why can’t the government be considered agents who distribute Zakah, therefore allowing us to offset tax paid against Zakah? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: There are three important considerations to your question: Firstly, does the state have the authority to collect Zakah from its subjects? Secondly, if tax is collected by the […]
Read more...Is there a difference of opinion amongst jurists regarding ‘payment in kind’ for Zakah?
Q: Is there a difference of opinion amongst jurists regarding ‘payment in kind’ for Zakah? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: There is a difference amongst jurists as to whether Zakah has to be given from the same wealth for which it is liable. E.g., if Zakah is payable on wheat then whether wheat […]
Read more...Please elaborate on the intention needed for Zakah.
Q: Please elaborate on the intention needed for Zakah. الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: When giving Zakah to the recipient one must make the intention that what he/she is giving is being given as Zakah. Without this intention, the money given will be a form of optional charity and not Zakah. However, when […]
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