zakaat

Resizing rings

Q: Is resizing of rings or other jewellery permissible in Islam? If so, does one have to pay zakat based on the original weight of the jewellery or the new reduced weight?

Aulaad ke paise se zakaat?

Q: Agar baligh aulaad ko uss ky parents aur rishtadaar result par inam ky toor par rupees dain aur phir wo pessy aulaad se lay lay aur aulaad ye khy k ye mera ap k pass udhaar rha. aur ye pessy aulaad ky agar parents ky pass wo pessy udhaar mn saal se ziyada arsa rhy aur hai b itnay thy k chandi ky aitibaar se dekha jai to ye 52.5 tola chandi ki qimat se ziyada ky hi thy to kia uss pr zakat farz ho ghi? Khud to wo parents ky kharchay pa plta hai.

Using zakaat funds to pay for expensive medication

Q: I am a dialysis patient requiring medication every month for approximately 1 year and if not taken, it can be life threatening. Due to the price of these medications being expensive and way out of my budget, so a Muslim medical organisation offered to pay for the medication but through zakaat funds. My question is that despite being sahib-e-nisab, will it be permissible to accept it in this dire circumstance?

Is zakaat compulsory upon a person who is in debt?

Q:

1. Zaid bought a house on mortgage, he owes the bank a lot of money, about 70 thousand pounds, he has to pay at least 5 thousand pounds to the bank every year. Zaid has 5 thousand pounds savings in his account (kept the money for daily family usage) does he have to pay zakat on this amount (5 thousand pounds) at the end of the year because his debt is more than his savings?

2. Is there a difference of opinion amongst scholars regarding the above situation if zakat is fardh or not?

3. Will it be permissible for Zaid to take zakat money to pay of his mortgage to the bank? 

Performing hajj with haraam money

Q:

1. If a person has haram income (drugs money, interest money, money claimed through fraudulent activities, etc.) will Hajj and Zakat be Fardh on him based on that income?

2. If it is not Fardh and he still performs it, will the obligation be uplifted or not?

3. Will it be necessary for him to perform Hajj again with Halal income in the future?