Zakaat

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?

Q: How to calculate zakat if you have some cash like 10000 but you have a loan to pay nearly 400000?

Q: A friend of mine is having a collection for money for Christmas gifts for orphans. I wanted to know if it is permissible for me to give money or not.

Q: Ummah Welfare Trust is a charity that raises funds using literature with photos of people and methods such as face painting, paint balling, climbing mountains etc. Is this correct?

Q: I need to know how much to give for zakaat.

Q: I will be leaving my employer and would like to know how to calculate the zakaat on my pension fund withdrawal. I have worked at the current place for 4-5 years. Should I calculte zakaat on the value as it is on my last day or do I need to go back, work out the values on each year and then calculate zakaat on each year?

Q: Usually fellow coworkers and neighbours give us envelopes from their church or religious places that are not Islamic. Is it permissible to donate money to them and in those envelopes?

Q: My husband and I both earn R16700.00 we owe R40 000 to our credit cards and we are not able to afford school fees for our children who are going to an Islamic school. The fees R3500 a month for both kids. Can we accept zakaat money? I also need to study further next year the cost is R13500 for the year. Can I take zakaat to further my studies?

Q: One of my friends rents out 3 houses, shall he pay zakaat on the rent amount he is getting or on the cost of the house?

Q: Can I sponsor an orphan child whose father was a Muslim and died but his mother is Hindu. Do you still get the reward what our prophet ( saw) mentioned in a authentic Hadith?