Donating to Islamic Radio stations for Sadaqah Jaariyah
Q: Is sadaqa jaaria earned in making donations to an Islamic radio station?
Zakaat
Zakaat on crops
Q: A person grows crops. Every week or 2nd week, he harvests his crops. When should he pay zakaat and what amount?
Decreasing one's sadaqah to save up for hajj
Q: Alhamdulilliah I am employed and in addition to my annual zakaat I make a point of giving away at least 10 percent of my money in additional sadaqah. However I am a bit confused at this point. I would like to start saving more than I currently in order to get married and go for haj Inshallah. I know that sadaqah does not decrease wealth.
Should I continue to give the same amount as sadaqah or should I decrease a bit in order to increase my savings for these sorts of things.
Paying zakaat on loaned money before it is returned
Q: Someone let another borrow money. Is zakat to be payed on that amount of money that he let another borrow at the end of each year? or is it due after the money is returned to him?
Paying my child's school fees from a zakaat fund
Q: Is it permissible for my child's school fees to be paid from a zakaat fund?
Discharging zakaat to an organisation that builds homes for widows
Q: This is how I discharge my zakaat every year:
A certain lady is in charge of an organization that builds homes for widows, so what I do, for example, 200 000 dollars is my zakaat, so I give it to her and tell her build homes for 4 widows, sometimes I give the money directly to the bank in charge of the project, is this ok?
Giving charity
Q: I want to give charity, what if I don't have money. What should I do in such a situation?
Giving zakaat to one who is in debt
Q: If one is totally in debt. What is the stance with regard to Zakaat?
Who will pay Zakaat on the deposit for renting out a property?
Q: A landlord has asked for a deposit to rent out his property. Who would be liable for the zakaah on the amount annually?
Misplacing Zakaat money
Q: A friend of ours gave us his zakat money to send it to his other friend was in another country to distribute it there. When we contacted that foreign friend he said he doesn't know anyone so pls don't send me the money. The zakat giver had told us we can give to anyone else deserving. When we found someone suitable we realised we lost the money. We tried very hard to find it. It could be stolen. But we are not sure. What should we do. If we tell him he might get upset. Can we pay his zakat without telling him? Do we have to pay for him?