Zakat & Sadaqa (charity)

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1) Could you please kindly share the fatwa / ruling for fixed deposit in an Islamic Shariah Bank?
2) How would I calculate my Zakat for these Fixed Deposits & Investments?
3) Are all these profits haram for me?

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​If sadaqatul fitr should be given to poor person before Eid Salah, then why do masjids collect it on the day of Eid and what happens to it?

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1) On whom is sadaqatul fitr (fitraana) compulsory? Must one pay on behalf of his wife and children too?

2) What amount has to be paid for sadaqatul fitr?

3) When should sadaqatul fitr be paid?

4) Can one give his sadaqatul fitr to two or more poor people or does he have to give it all to one person?

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1) Is income tax I pay to Indian government not equivalent prima facie to zakat? 2) If not, am I not burdened twice being a Muslim?

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If a person’s year for his/her Zakat starts and ends in Safr for example but he/she would like to give Zakat in Ramadan, when the following Ramadan comes will he/she give theZakaat for a year and a half to account for the six months from Safr to Ramadan or how will he/she pay their Zakaat?

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If someone was to have zakat due upon him but then gives money with the intention of voluntary sadaqa, will the money be counted towards his zakat or voluntary sadaqa or both?

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1) Can I pay zakat to Muslims of Syria who are suffering and have no food and no clothes ?
2) Do I have to pay zakat on my home items without which I can easily survive, i.e. items which are for the comfort of my family -- for example: fancy dinner plates which are only occasionally used?

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1) Who is eligible for fitrana (sadaqatul fitr)?
2) I paid some amount as fitrana to a patient who does not have money for his medicine etc. is he eligible?

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I want to know if someone has only gold and no silver, but value of gold is equal to silver nisab then is Zakat is compulsory on that gold? What will be situation if someone has some gold and some silver how to calculate zakat on these items?

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Who has to pay zakat on borrowed money, the borrower or the lender? And how will zakat be paid on it?

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Zakat calculation question from a retail company

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I am saving money for a medical operation for myself over the last one year. The operation is planned by end of this year. Do I have to pay Zakat on this saved amount?

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I want to buy a car for an auction and then I will sell to some private owner.  Is this is permissible? And do i need to pay any zakat money on this car?

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I have a question regarding how does the zakat obligation applies to our superannuation savings which we cannot access until the age of retirement. As you know, superannuation contribution is compulsory saving and it accumulates with time. Currently i am not paying any zakat on my superannuation savings as i cannot access it. 

My question is when i am able to access it on retirement, do i have to pay the zakat for all the previous years or one year after i could take the money out? 

Some people are of the opinion that because we do not have complete ownership of the money in the sense that we could not take it out to pay our zakat on a yearly basis, then we are only obligated to pay zakat on the amount left one year after we can take the superannuation money out. If one has been working for 20 - 30 years, the accumulated zakat if it has to be calculated on the yearly basis is definitely going to be many more times than if it has to be calculated on the lowest balance one year after it could be withdrawn.  I appreciate if you can give your fatwa or opinion on this matter. 

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If I buy a car from auction and then sell it to a private owner, how do I calculate a zakat on it? For example, if I buy a car for $1500 and then sell it for $2300, how much zakat do I need to pay?

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My sister has taken away my wife's jewellery which was kept with her as amanat ... She is not returning the jewellery and says that it is lost and she will return it once she finds it. Do I have to pay zakat on that jewellery?  

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How is zakat calculated? On what things is zakat compulsory? 

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Can I give more amount of zakaat than the calculated amount to cover any mistakes in estimation. Would that extra amount be considered as zakaat or I have to make some other niyat for it?

Also, can I give zakaat earlier than one year if I intend to do it in the month of Ramadan? 

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Is zakat compulsory on me? I earned $34,000 during the last financial year working as a security guard in Melbourne. I'm also a full-time international student. My two years tuition fees is more than $18,000. Jazakallahu Khairan. 

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I heard that we can give zakat to our family members who are in need of financial support.  
 
I have a sister in law who is a divorcee with two children.  Her ex-husband has to pay for maintenance about A$600 per month.  i am not sure whether she is eligible to receive zakat from me.  she lives with her mother and other siblings so in a way she is not really in very hard financial position because they provide the extra support. Anyway, i still like to know whether I could give some of my zakat to her without her knowledge that it is my zakat contribution. 

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During the recent floods which hit Fiji (January and April of 2012), everyone was affected. The floods were indiscriminate - i.e., they affected Hindu, Muslim and Christian in the same way. 

If you have been to Fiji, you would be aware that most settlements are of mixed composition (with the exception of traditional Fijian villages). You would also be aware that communities live in peaceful co-existence on the ground level.

Let's say, in a settlement of 20 families, you have 6 Christian, 8 Hindu and, 6 Muslim who are living in a peaceful manner as far as religion is concerned. They all respect each other as far as their faiths is concerned. And when the flood hit the settlement, it hit all the families alike.

My question is:
Is it permissible to use Zakaat funds to help these non-muslims who have been affected by the floods as well? 

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Can I use tax deductible receipts for my zakat to reduce my taxable income?

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Can we give sadaqa to our real brother or sister?

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Should Zakaat payments to a partially crippled man be continued although he has been accused of immoral conduct?

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I am finding it confusing on which price our Zakat is supposed to be based on. As an example, Zakat has become compulsory on me. Now, I had bought this gold from the shop for $50. And if, for example, now I sell it, the price will obviously go down. So for instance I will be selling it for $40 to the gold shop owner.

Me question is: will I be paying Zakat on the $50 (the price I bought it for from the shop) or is it on the $40 (the price I am selling it for)?

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Is it true that there is no Zakat on jewellery that a woman has for her personal use, not for business purpose?

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I would like to know whether it is permissable for the trustees of the mosque to collect fitrana, zakaat and donation on the Eid day?

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I want to pay my zakat but I forgot the date on which I became the owner of nisab. What should I do in this case?

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Can somebody pay Zakat in advance? Also, when paying in advance if he paid more than what was due on him, can he count the additional amount in next year's Zakat?

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Is Zakat compulsory on the funds of a charitable trust?

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Can Zakat be given to a Sayyed family? I know that it cannot be given; but what if they are in need for their children’s education or in need of household items? I want to help them. Please do let me know as others are against it. Jazakallah in advance for your reply.

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Can interest money be used to pay for toilet facility and wudu khanas (ablution facility) for an orphanage?

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I have tried to work out to the best of my ability (Insha Allah) how much Zakat to give for previous years that I missed, and also for the current year. I intend to give more than I should  to be on safe side. However, I need to know how to give it away now:
1) What should the niyat (intention) be for the previous years?
2) I think you're supposed to give it directly to the poor but can I give through Websites such as ---- or ---- ?  Isn’t this through a third party?
3) Also I'm confused about lunar year and normal year. My Zakah is every 6th of June annually in the normal year; but how do I give in every lunar year? Please explain all this to me. May Allah reward you abundantly.

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If someone gives a poor person some money without the intention of Zakat, can he make intention of Zakat afterwards?

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