Q:
1. A person has a jewellery shop. In this he sells a golden ring having a diamond. The gold value of the ring is 1000 pounds, but the ring is sold for 2000 pounds (which includes the value of the diamond, labour etc). Should he pay zakat on the gold value (1000 pounds) or the full value of the ring (2000 pounds)?
2. Further, the person buying the ring, should she pay zakat on the gold contents (1000 pounds) or the full value of the ring (2000 pounds)?
Q: If a child below the age of puberty is in a fee paying Islamic school but because of the inability of the parents to pay the fee, the school is collecting zakaat to cover the fees. Is this permissible if the said parents are not eligible to receive zakaat and is our zakaat honoured if we donate?
Q: I have a question about zakah. Can someone donate £100,000 (British) of zakah to a single person who is eligible?
Q:
1) I know that it is not permissible to give zakaat to any non-Muslim. However, generally we are allowed to help needy and poor non-Muslims. The question is, there are some groups such as Shia, Qadiyani, Munkireen e Hadith which claim to be Muslim but in reality they are out of the fold of Islam. These three groups mentioned above(and probably some other groups also) are known as Zindeeq. Is my understanding correct?
2) Is it permissible to help poor and needy people belonging to such Zindeeq groups?
3) Is it permissible to give any other sort of help and aid (not financial) to these Zindeeq groups?
Q: My paternal Aunti (65 years old) who has no kids and recently her husband passed away as well. Can Zakaat be discharged to cover expenses of her husband's funeral plus to serve food to people who came on the occasion of her husband's death.
Q: It's very hard to determine nowadays who deserves to receive zakaat. Can you elaborate who deserves to receive zakaat? Please advise.
Q: Which amount zakaat should be paid on, rent received or value of rental investment property?
Q: Can Zakaat be discharged to buy wheel chairs and distribute in the hospital so disabled people can use those wheelchairs?
Q: Can Zakaat be discharged to build electric water cooler in grave yard or any other public places so people can drink cold water during intense weather?
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.