Zakaat

Q: A family from Syria is eligible for zakaat. They wish to visit the birth of their grandson in another country. If someone pays for their plane ticket, can it be considered zakaat?

Q: My question is regarding zakaat. I work in a retail clothing company and my boss tends to miss zakaat payments due to cash flow reasons. Alhamdulillah his business is good and intentions are clear. Due to the nature of his business, he needs to hold lots of physical stock of clothes. Someone advised him that he can pay clothes as zakaat if he has cash flow issues. My questions are:

1. Can he pay his zakaat in clothes instead of cash?

2. If yes, can he clear off his OLD STOCK, and at what value - the value at the time of production, the value at the time of purchase or the sales value?

Q: I received jewellery in different months of the year and gave the zakaat for it only in Ramadaan. Should it be weighed and valued at that gold amount in the specific month it was given to you? For the last 4 years that I gave my zakaat will I be sinful for it not given at the due month? (I have given extra).

Q: Is it permissible to discharge zakaat every year during the month of Ramadaan?

Q: We are three brothers living in one house but due to some clashes a few years back, two of us decided to move out of that house. We bought some land quickly with the intention of building a house on it. But then things settled down with our third brother and now all three of us are living in the same old house.

For the land that we two brothers bought, we have no immediate plan to build a house and it is there just in case one of us loses his job so he may start a business after selling that land.

Do I have to pay to zakaat on that land as I bought it with the intention of building a house but right now we might sell it in the future if anyone’s financial situation becomes tight?

Q: I gave around 120 grams of gold when I got married to my wife as mahr 5 years back. She wears it 4-5 times a year at weddings. She is a house wife with no income to pay zakaat so I am paying zakaat on her behalf. My questions are:

1. If gold is given as mahr, do we have to pay zakaat over it?

2. As I pay zakaat on her assets due to her having no income, if my wife decides to sell her jewellery, can I ask her to return the amount I paid as her zakaat over the years? 

Q: If both, husband and wife are working,  will the right to pay zakat be for the man or the woman since the gold belongs to the woman?

If the man cannot pay the zakat, what is the solution? Does the woman need to sell the gold to avoid giving zakat?

Q: May someone who has savings amounting to about 400k accept lillah and if so, will they be sinful for doing so? The person is a widow with a 16 year old son who is not working.

Q:

1. Is it permissible to give ones zakaat to a person who has Dstv?

2. Is it permissible to give zakaat to a person who has WiFi?

Q: I am zakaat liable and collect zakaat from time to time from people, however this month I collected a large sum. Can I take out money for my kids Madrasah fees, transport fees and whatever I wish to pay for in the future and keep it aside so on a monthly basis I will have enough to pay for my expenses?

Example, I take out R1200 and keep it aside for fees from April till July so when I get my salary I can use that for other things I require.

Will I still be able to collect zakaat after this?