Q: I sold a plot of land in March 2016 and paid Zakat @2.5% of the total sale. From the sale proceeds I purchased another property in August 2016. As per the sale agreement, a down payment was made and the balance amount would be paid in July 2017. My question is that do I have to pay zakaat on this amount also?
Q: I bought a plot in 2013 Oct for an amount of 9300000 for the purpose of selling/investment. Today I have sold it for 17500000. Please guide:
1. How much zakat do I have to pay?
2. Will zakat be paid only 1 time on selling or I have to pay for the last two years also?
Q: Until recently I thought I did not have to give zakat because I was under the assumption there was only one nisab, the nisab for gold, and I have never owned more than the nisab for gold. However now I am aware that there is a nisab for silver, and that this should be used when calculating zakat. Since I haven't paid zakat until now, I would like to start calculating my zakat for the previous years as well as for this year however I have some questions as I haven't calculated zakat before:
1) Do I estimate how much zakatable assets I have at the END of each zakat year and then pay 2.5% of that in zakat?
2) The nisab value constantly changes, for example at the moment the nisab for is around £294, but previous years it was different. So when determining if I own above the nisab in previous years and am therefore eligible for paying zakat, since I don't know what the nisab was in those years should I use the current nisab when calculating for previous years?
3) Since I did not know I had to pay zakat, I also have not taken part in qurbani (udhiya). How should I go about calculating how much I owe for this?
4) Can I pay my zakat through an islamic charitable organisation, such as MuslimAid, IslamicRelief, etc?
Forgive me for the long question, but I want to make sure i'm paying zakat correctly, especially as I had been ignorant of it for many years. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala make it easy for us to fulfil our religious obligations.
Q: The general "market" for an ordinary person wishing to sell his jewellery in our times would be to a jeweler or a gold purchaser. The value thus given by them constitutes the market value. The established practice of both these dealers in evaluating an item to be purchased by them is to consider the gold content present in the jewellery only. They ignore any value that may exist due to the workmanship present in that gold or silver jewellery.
Question: Will this value given by the jeweller or gold purchaser (which is based on gold content only) be the market value considered for zakaat purposes?
Q:
1. I have 1500 dollar cash with myself and my sister borrowed 500 euros from me 3 years before and my brother borrowed 500 dollars from me 3 years before. My husband borrowed 600 dollars from me 1 year before. So how should I calculate zakat for this money?
2. My husband has 15000 dollars in his account and almost 10000 dollars at home with his mother but the money he has at home is saving money from his salary every month he saves the money from his salary. What is the procedure for salary zakaat?
Q: Which amount zakaat should be paid on, rent received or value of rental investment property?
Q: I have invested some money in a telecoms company through a family member. The shares are not available to the general public and only to employees, and the family member is one of the employees. He does not have any control or say in the company as he is a minority shareholder. Please advise how I should go about calculating zakaat. The company is not a Muslim owned company.
Q: I live in the UK with one kid. My kid's dad lives in another country. Because I am a single mum and have no job, I receive some benefits from the government. I use that money for my and my kids's expenses. I don't work so I don't have anywhere alse to get my zakaat money from. Now my question is can I pay my zakaat from that money (which I receive from the government). Also I sometimes give sadaqa from that money. Is my sadaqa valid? Will Allah accept that sadaqah? The other thing I would like to know is how much money do I need to give in zakaat for gold, and cash?
Q: Is there zakat on GP Fund which is a fund for government employees?
Q: Is zakaat compulsory on the capital amount in a mudhaarabah transaction?