Discharging zakaat

Q: When giving Zakaat in Ramadaan is it permissible to give clothing e.g. leather jackets and include it in the Zakaat?

Q: Is one allowed to give food items or food like grocery as zakaat?

Q: Can one give money with the intention of zakaat for the upcoming years due to urgent needs of our relatives. Moreover, we will deduct the same by next year with the available amount.

Q: Does Zakaat need to be given by the wife or the Husband for gold jewellery?

Q:

1) When I gave my zakaat, I gave it with the intention of zakaat and of a worldly benefit e.g. increase in wealth. If my intention was not to please Allah or to attain anything in the hereafter, will it be valid?

Q: Can I buy food / groceries for somebody with the intention of Zakaat?

Q: I have been told that it is possible for us to form a Family Foundation, register it as a donor organization with the Receiver of Revenue for tax deductions for donations.  As the taxes we pay are used in un-Islamic ways by the Govt., e.g., abortions, corruption, mismanagement of funds, etc, it is better for us to pay as little tax as possible.  Since the donations made by the Foundation are tax deductible, it is a way in which Muslims can minimize their tax burden in a legal way when Zakaat is paid.

Q:If a person is eligible for zakaat and he needs to pay school fees for his kids, can I tell him that I will pay the school fees (with zakaat money)?

Q: Can zakaat be paid before the end of the year when it will be due?

Q: My grandfather opened a bank account for me, he used to bank money for me, thus he was in control of my bank account which he opened he used to deposit money every month, pay my zakaat for years but should not tell me is my zakaat paid.