Zakat & Charity · Subtopic
Business Stock, Shares & Savings
278 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Business Stock, Shares & Savings, part of Zakat & Charity. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Business Stock, Shares & Savings fatawa — page 1 of 7
- Azaadville18 Aug 2026
Donating In Charity Instead Of Settling Debts
I would like to know if a person is owing money but still wants to give big amounts on voluntary charity, what can his reward be for the charity…
- Mufti Online12 Aug 2026
Reward for assisting a person clear his debt
If a person is in a personal debt exceeding 800k and on his monthly income he does not meet his monthly expenses. Can he be assisted with zakaat to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood29 Jul 2026
Zakaah On Provident Fund
My late father left me a provident fund as part of my inheritance. The current value is approximately R700 000. I have the option of withdrawing the…
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online15 Jul 2026
Deducting long term debts when calculating zakaat
I have a question regarding zakaat. I follow the Hanafi madhab. I have an Islamic home loan and car loan (Musharakah Agreement) via an Islamic bank.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jun 2026
Telling the debtor to discharge zakaat on your behalf
Someone owes me R5000. If I tell him, “Give the money which you owe me to the poor on my behalf as my zakaat”, will my zakaat be discharged?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood2 Jun 2026
Zakaah While In Debt
I have a debt of 230 000 to pay on a house. My monthly payment is 7000 until the house is fully paid. I have 33 000 in savings, and 30 000 which I…
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online14 Apr 2026
Discharging one's zakaat on valuations given of investments
My official zakaat payment date is in Rajab. However, many Islamic investment companies/groups (whether small or big) provide the zakaat…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Apr 2026
Giving zakaat to a person in debt
There is a person who got a debt off 200k which he owes for a few years. He recently borrowed another 300k to purchase a house on loan and he still…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Apr 2026
Including debts owing due to services in one's zakaat calculation
Does a company selling internet services include the amounts due to the company for such service in the zakaat calculation?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood1 Apr 2026
Zakaah On Shares
Q1. I have inherited a part share in a private company from my late father’s estate. I merely receive a share in the dividends that the company…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood25 Mar 2026
Zakaah On Liquidated Investment
I am writing to seek your guidance regarding my obligation to pay Zakaat on an investment that I made. I invested a total of R100,000 into a…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood16 Mar 2026
Zakaah On Stock And Cash
I borrowed money to start a small business from home about 2 months ago. I bought a few items ordered by customers who haven’t paid for it yet. I…
Mufti Umar Farooq Rangila - Camperdown2 Mar 2026
Zakāt on Debt Receivables
A father sold 50% of his business to his son for R10 Million, how will they discharge his zakat? Clarifications - The deal took place before the…
Baba Abu Bakr - Mufti Online25 Jan 2026
A person in debt receiving a lump sum of zakaat money more than his debt
A person is a recipient of Zakaat, as he is in debt of R400 000. His zakaatable assets are minimal. Can he accept Zakaat money (a lump sum) more…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown29 Oct 2025
Can a Shopkeeper Use His Zakat to Clear His Client’s Outstanding Debt?
Assalaamu alaykum Respected Mufti Saheb “A” had purchased some car parts worth R6 000.00 and put them in his car. The transaction was a credit one,…
Baba Abu Bakr - Azaadville10 Oct 2025
The Zakaat Calculation Date Not Changing Due To Debt
If a person becomes indebted to the extent that his liabilities exceed the value of the assets on which he is liable to discharge Zakaat, does his…
- Ibn Masood19 Aug 2025
Stock Superseding Nisaab
An applicant has applied to a Zakaah organization for assistance. The applicant has borrowed a sum of R800 000 to someone and has requested him to…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Azaadville13 Aug 2025
Zakaat On The Debt Incurred To Purchase A Home
Zayd bought his family house from his mother 3 years ago. He had no cash to pay. There was a verbal agreement that he had bought the house. His…
- Ibn Masood4 Aug 2025
Zakaat On Outstanding Debt
I sold my share of a property in Rajab 1445, for R100. At the conclusion of the sale in Rajab 1445, I received R90 as payment. The buyer promised to…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ask Imaam30 Jul 2025
Do I have to pay Zakaat on my pension funds?
As Salaam u Alaikum. Kindly advise on how to calculate zakaat on the following asset classes - my annual zakaat date is 1st Ramadaan: 1.…
Abrar Habib - Camperdown19 Mar 2025
Using Zakaat funds to start a business and hire poor people
Is it permissible to take zakat, make a business, and hire only needy people whom depends on zakat for living, to work in that business? Please give…
Shahid Shaikh - Camperdown18 Mar 2025
We bought sheep to sell for bakrid, do we have to pay zakat?
We bought sheep to sell for bakrid recently, do we have to pay zakat as this will be trading stock? I am sahib nisab.
Azhar Mownah - Azaadville12 Mar 2025
Settling The Expenses/Debts Of A Zakaat Recipient
Can a person pay the utility (e.g. water/electricity) bills of an eligible Zakaat recipient using Zakaat money? Does he need permission for this…
- Azaadville6 Mar 2025
Calculating Zakaat On Stock
We are in the process of taking stock for our business, we would like to know if we calculate zakaat on the selling price of the stock or the cost…
- Ask Imaam1 Mar 2025
I'm running business from home. Do I pay my Zakaat on cost price or selling price?
I'm running business from home. Do I pay my Zakaat on cost price or selling price? Please advise. Jazakallah.
Mawlana Mohammed Patel - Mufti Online1 Feb 2025
Person in debt accepting zakaat for school fees
If there is a person that is in a personal debt of 1 million & his car is also in a debt, income is not meeting expenses & to repay the debt is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Dec 2024
Zakaat on debts
I borrowed some money from my mother to buy a car. We used that money to pay for the car and I will be paying her back every month. Will zakaat have…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville29 Oct 2024
Zakaat On Debtors (Outstanding Receivables)
With regard to debtors , should the full amount be included in the zakat calculation, or only the amount receivable each year, or should one only…
- MUBZ17 Jun 2024
Zakāt on Pension Fund – Subtracting Zakāt from a Loan
1.Is zakaat payable on pension fund savings and Retirement annuity that is only accessible on resignation or retirement ? 2. Scenario: person A has…
- MUBZ17 Jun 2024
Zakāh on Livestock
I’d like to pose this question: If I’m a Muslim farmer with 22 cows and 1 bull, 18 sheep ewes 1 full grown ram and 7 younger rams (less than 2years…
- Ask Imaam19 May 2024
Is it permissible to give Zakaat or Interest to a Muslim who is in severe debt?
Is it permissible for the Muslim community to give Zakaat or Interest to a Muslim who is in severe debt. The monies collected will be used by him to…
Akhyar Uddin - Azaadville19 Mar 2024
Zakaat On Raw Materials Used In A Business
My mother does embroidery on items as a business. We’ve accounted for the materials etc that she has on hand. However, should the cottons she uses…
- Azaadville17 Mar 2024
Settling The Debts Of The Deceased With Zakaat Funds
We are 7 brothers and sisters – 2 brothers have passed away. One of my brothers passed away approx. 10 – 15 years ago, leaving behind his wife and 3…
- Ask Imaam27 Feb 2024
Is Zakat due at the end of the business financial year or at the end of the Zakat lunar year?
Dear respected scholars, I would like to ask if zakat is payable in the following context: A services business that has no outstanding…
Mohammed - Ibn Masood6 Feb 2024
Writing off a debt as Zakaah
A person loaned another person an amount of R500. The debtor is unable to pay back the money, and he is also elligible for Zakaat. Can the creditor…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Ask Imaam3 Feb 2024
Offsetting debt through zakaah; zakaah in advance
Assalamualaikum WR WB, I make dua you are all well at darul Iftaa. I have the following 2 questions regarding Zakat. 1. First, If someone owes me…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam22 Jan 2024
Is it necessary for me to pay Zakat on savings money?
Is it necessary for me to pay Zakat on savings money?
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Mufti Online18 Jan 2024
Zakaat payable on stock items for sale
The zakaat payable on stock items for sale is it on the market price, cost price or sale price?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam11 Jan 2024
Can I fund this and later on settle my debts?
As salaamu alaykum beloved shaykh, My guardian father passed away a few days back and request your kind duaas. Although he had no beard on him he…
M. Akhtar - Ibn Masood29 Nov 2023
Giving a debtor Zakaah to settle the wife’s loan
My wife loaned my niece a considerable amount of money. My niece is currently unable to pay the money back because her husband is unemployed. They…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
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