Q: What is the time-period for dispensing Zakat? Is it necessary for Zakat to be allocated and spent within 1 year of receiving the donation? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Zakat should be distributed as soon as possible. If there are procedural delays in the PROPER discharge of zakat which includes proprietary […]
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Can Zakat ul Fitr only be distributed in the form of food?
Q: Is it permissible for Zakat ul Fitr to be given in the form of cash or new clothes, or must it be spent on food? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Zakatul Fitr can be given in the form of cash or new clothes and does not have to be spent on food. […]
Read more...Is comprehensive car insurance permitted or should third party insurance only be taken?
Q: Is comprehensive car insurance permitted or should third party insurance only be taken? الجواب حامدًا و مصليًا و منه الصدق و الصواب A: In the case that only conventional insurance is available, if the requirements of the law are met by third party only insurance and this incurs less cost in payable premiums than […]
Read more...Can we use the unlawful earnings to pay off a mortgage?
Q: I have £1000 profit worth of shares in a bank (they were acquired through the banks company share save scheme which i’m an employee in the IT department.) I also have a mortgage with the same bank. Is it permissible for me to use the £1000 profit from the shares to pay towards reduction in mortgage. Note […]
Read more...Can I use an item that I have found outside?
Q: We have this stainless steel fork and it is an odd one from the other 2 types we have. Me and my mum are not sure if it belongs to our neighbour or not. Should we find out or can we just forget about it and use it? Would it be sufficient to just put the […]
Read more...Working as a pensions administrator
Q: Is working as a pensions administrator allowed in Islam? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: The permissibility of working as a Pensions Administrator depends upon the nature of the work involved. However, it is very highly likely that a significant part of the role if not most of the role will involve processing […]
Read more...Can you transport alcohol and haram food as part of your job?
Q: I would like to ask if you can work as a lorry driver who distributes all types of food to supermarket like Tesco ASDA including pork meat and alcohol drinks. So my Question is in islam can you work like that driver who distributes these food including the alcohol and pork meet although compared with […]
Read more...Can we take a mortgage in order to own one house?
Q: Alhamdulilah my family has kept away from bank loans and mortgages due to interest involvements but as everyone knows house is a necessity so some scholars do say one can compromise on interest issues when it comes to buying one house in your life time,please clarify how strong is this argument.what should one do in […]
Read more...Can charities be considered as al-amileen?
Q: Can charities be considered as al-amileen? If so, what percentage of Zakat may be used for administration costs, and what activities may be considered “administration” الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Aamileen, as mentioned in the Holy Qur’an are the state appointed officials who collect zakat on behalf of the ruler who […]
Read more...Does Zakah need to be paid on maternity pay that may need returning?
Q: Does Zakah need to be paid on maternity pay that may need returning if one can’t go back to work and hence has been kept aside? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Once maternity pay is received the recipient becomes owner of the same. As it is not a loan it will […]
Read more...I have failed to pay zakat in previous years. How do I make up for it?
Q: How do I pay it on wealth past gone; which I don’t know how much the total I accumulated was and how long I had it for. I always spent the money as soon as i got it, it never lasted more than a month in my hand and i never put it in my account. How would i […]
Read more...Deceased’s estate wrongly distributed
Q: My Aunt died a few years ago and she was outlived by her husband, two sons and a daughter. Her daughter sold all her gold and gave it in charity in her mother’s name at the time. No shares were given to the husband or brothers. I don’t think there was a will either. […]
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