Question: Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, I follow the Hanafi madhhab and would appreciate guidance on historical Zakat and the repayment of outstanding Zakat. I would appreciate guidance on the following questions: 1. Calculating past Zakat: How should a person reconstruct their historical Zakat liability when they know approximately how much wealth they had initially, but cannot establish their exact balances for every … [Read more...]

Question There is a lot of platinum in my country, and people call it “white gold.” Because of this they say that zakat is obligatory on it. Is this correct? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum Wa-Raḥmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh Apart from gold and silver, no zakāh is due on precious metals merely on account of their intrinsic value if they are held for personal use and are not acquired … [Read more...]

Question: Assalamu Alaykum. Kindly assist with the following query: Yusuf regularly gives his zakat to Ahmad, who acts as Yusuf’s wakeel and distributes it to people eligible to receive zakat. On one occasion, Ahmad asked Yusuf to send him a specific amount of zakat to distribute to three people: A Pakistani brother who was eligible to receive zakat. A person who was eligible to receive zakat because he had debts, although he was … [Read more...]

Question: My son passed away, i want to give sadaqah jariyah to the masjid for the renovations of the masjid, my question is, soon as i deposit the money into the masjid bank account does the sadaqah jariyah start immediately or only after renovations have been completed. Jazakallah Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. We are deeply saddened to hear … [Read more...]

Question:  A father sold 50% of his business to his son for R10 Million, how will they discharge his zakat? Clarifications The deal took place before the father’s zakat date The son agreed to pay (دين قوي) Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum Wa-Raḥmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh In the enquired situation, the full sum will be added to his (father) zakātable assets, and zakāh is … [Read more...]

Question:  If a person owns merchandise, will Zakāt be calculated based on the cost price or the selling price? And if it is based on the selling price, but he later sells it for less what happens? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum Wa-Raḥmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh If a person owns merchandise for the purpose of trade, Zakāt is calculated based on its selling price on the Zakāt due … [Read more...]