Zakat (Shafii)

October 29, 2023 1 min

Do Students Have to Pay Zakat on Money Given to Them by Their Parents?

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I am an international student. I am provided tuition and maintenance fees by my parents, and I don’t earn. Do I have to pay Zakat on the money sent to me for maintenance? Please guide. Answer Thank you for your question. Zakat is compulsory upon every free person, male […]
October 28, 2023 2 mins

How to Distribute Zakat al-Fitr among People in Shafi‘i School?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question I understand that it is an obligation for me, according to the Shafi’i school, to distribute zakat al-fitr to all eight categories of zakat recipients in my city and to at least three members of each. Could you please give me some practical advice as to how exactly to do […]
September 24, 2023 2 mins

When Does the Zakat Year of Newly-Discovered Funds Begin?

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question The government provided me with a fixed sum of money every month for playing chess for many years. However, I left my homeland (Azerbaijan) and lived in Denmark for an extended period. Upon returning to Azerbaijan for a vacation, I discovered a substantial amount of money on my card, exceeding […]
September 24, 2023 3 mins

Should The Minimum Zakatable Amount be Measured by The Gold or Silver Standards?

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Does the amount of one’s saved money need to equal the value of 84 grams of gold or 595 grams of silver to pay zakat? There’s a significant difference between the value of that amount of gold and silver. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. […]
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