Claiming the zakaat amount in one's tax returns
Q: I claim in my income tax return the amount which I pay as Zakaat and Income tax Department returns some as refund. Can I keep it for my use?
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Donating items to a musalla
Q: I would like to know if one made an intention to give sadqah to poor people only. Later on he decides to sponsor some items to a musallah. Can he use the sadqah money to purchase these items ? Note that he might even use the items.
Using Zakaat money to publish and distribute Qur'ans to non-Muslims
Q: An organisation in UK is collecting Zakaat for publishing Qur'ans for distribution to non-Muslims. Can this obligation be discharged in any Dawah activity including publication of books?
Appointing an organisation to distribute one's zakaat
Q: Can you please outline the most appropriate way of giving sadaqah as well as discharging zakaat? Will a monthly debit order through a reputable aid organisation be in order?
Giving sadaqah
Q: Is giving sadaqa a very big reward and is it more rewarding to give sadaqa or lillah?
Using sadaqa meat for orphans in meelaad functions
Q: My question is about sadaqa. Is it allowed in Islam that the meat of sadaqa which is given to a madrasa for orphan Qur'an students is used in meelaad sharif programmes and eaten by rich people?
Discharging the zakaat of previous years
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?
How to calculate one's zakaat
Q: How to calculate zakat if you have some cash like 10000 but you have a loan to pay nearly 400000?
Donating money for Christmas gifts for orphans
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.
Raising funds with literature containing pictures of people
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?