Zakaat

Q: At times we see people begging on the side of the road. Should we assist them? We hear some people saying that this is actually encouraging begging, but some say it's good.

Q: Can a mother pay off her son's debts with her zakah? She does not have enough money to pay his debts outright, because if she did that, then she would not be able to pay her zakah.

Q: My son is badly in debt. I am not in a position to pay his debts off for him. Can I pay some of his debts by giving my zakaat directly to his debtors?

Q: I told the brothers they can pay zakah earlier then the time it is due. Example Ramadaan is in a week so give it now to benefit the poor. The people said it makes no sense. They said, then why can I not fast a month earlier. Why can I not pray salaah a day before. Is it that we can give zakaah earlier because it is to benefit the poor? Can you please help me answer this brother.

Q: If a person bought a car but hasnt paid in full. Eg. the car costs R100 000 and monthly he is paying R2000 towards the car. His total cash is R50 000. Is the R100 000 a debt on him? Does he still have to pay Zakaat?

Q: I have a few graded Mandela R5 coins (year 2000 and 2008) that I have acquired. They are legal tender, but because of their demand and rarity, I bought them for a few thousand rands. I purchased them with an investment intention. How do I pay zakaat on them?  The coins have no gold or silver in them.

Q: I want to know whether giving donations to online darul iftaa websites is considered sadaqah jariyyah?

Q: Can we make a poor person do haj with zakat money and can we build a masjid with zakat money?

Q: As far as I know zakaat cannot be given to ones parents children and grand parents, my question is if my grandmother passed away and my grandfather remarried and he passed away as well, can I then give my step grandmother zakkah?

Q: A brother owns an apple orchard, which consists of 500 trees. How would he calculate his zakaat? (He is of the shaafee maslak)