Question I am from living in Kuala Lumpur. There are amany people come from India for madrasa donations. They buy expensive tickets.What money can be used for buying tickets. Whether they can buy tickets from zakaat money given to madrasa? Whether teachers of madrasa can eat the food bought for madrasa students. Answer Muhtaram / Muhtaramah In the Name of Allāh, the Most … [Read more...]
get a refund from SARS
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August 29, 2012 by
Question Many organisation grant Section 18A certificates which can be used to reduce ones tax liability with the South African Revenue Services (SAR)S and accordingly one would get a refund from SARS. Is it permissible to use this money considering that one is receiving a benefit for Zakaat distributed or should this money be distributed to charity. Answer In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most … [Read more...]
a question on zakah
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July 9, 2012 by
Date: Monday , July 02, 2012 Question I have been struggling to find the answer for a question on zakah which has been bothering since long. Simply put my question concerns that long term commercial loan that a businessman takes to run or expand his business activity. While deducting his liabilities from the total zaktable assets, how much should he deduct against his commercial loan? The entire loan? … [Read more...]
Is there Zakaat on this jewellery
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July 7, 2012 by
Date: Saturday , July 07, 2012 Question Some years ago, there were some riots in a certain place. The valuables from the house were placed elsewhere. Some were taken to the business, which was a big wholesale, for safekeeping and placed in a remote part of the safe. Included in these valuables which were taken to the business was some jewelry which originally belonged to the mother who has since passed away. … [Read more...]
Can Zakaat be given to a woman
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June 20, 2012 by
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Question Can Zakaat be given to a woman in iddat after being divorced? Her husband is also Zakaatable. JazakuAllah Answer Muhtaram / Muhtaramah In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāh wa-barakātuh. It will be permissible to give zakat to a lady who is in iddat on condition … [Read more...]
I have a land for my own use
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June 18, 2012 by
Date: Monday, June 18, 2012 Question I have a land for my own use, but i'm staying in rental house, 1) it is neccessory to discharge zakaath for the land, 2)if i discharge the zakaath once it is enough for the lifetime or i have to discharge every year Answer Muhtaram / Muhtaramah In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum … [Read more...]
