Zakaat

Q: I know I am supposed to listen and obey my parents but I wanted to give sadaqa on a regular basis where the charity takes the money out of my bank account weekly but my dad said not to do that saying we don't have much money and just to put some loose change in sadaqa from my pocket now and then. However, I do feel that I have sufficent funds for my needs and the rest is spare. So what shall I do, shall I listen to my dad or shall I just keep giving on a regular basis from my bank account?

Q: Is it ok to give extra zakaat than the amount that is compulsory due incase in previous years you might have made a mistake because I have a lot of doubts and think things over and over again whether I did things right?

Q: If at the beginning of a zakaat year I have above the nisaab level and then throughout the year it goes up and down of the nisaab level over and over again and at then at the end of the year on the day when zakaat is due the amount of wealth is below the nisaab level, do I have to pay zakaat?

Q: I claim in my income tax return the amount which I pay as Zakaat and Income tax Department returns some as refund. Can I keep it for my use?

Q: I would like to know if one made an intention to give sadqah to poor people only. Later on he decides to sponsor some items to a musallah. Can he use the sadqah money to purchase these items ? Note that he might even use the items.

Q: An organisation in UK is collecting Zakaat for publishing Qur'ans for distribution to non-Muslims. Can this obligation be discharged in any Dawah activity including publication of books?

Q: Can you please outline the most appropriate way of giving​ sadaqah as well as discharging zakaat? Will a monthly debit order through a reputable aid organisation be in order?

Q: Is giving sadaqa a very big reward and is it more rewarding to give sadaqa or lillah?

Q: My question is about sadaqa. Is it allowed in Islam that the meat of sadaqa which is given to a madrasa for orphan Qur'an students is used in meelaad sharif programmes and eaten by rich people?

Q: One has not paid Zakaat for a number of years. I'm now calculating the Zakaat for the current year. How should the liability in respect of Zakaat not paid previously be treated? Does one need to add the outstanding amount to debts and liabilities for the current year and the total amount then be deducted from one’s total Zakaat assets? If this procedure is correct, what then if, after deduction, the total amount does not reach nisaab? If the liability in respect of Zakaat not paid previously is not to be included in debts and liabilities for the current year, can the Zakaat for the current year be cleared immediately and the outstanding amount in respect of previous years be cleared gradually over a period of time?