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Nisab, Calculation & When Zakat Is Due
410 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Nisab, Calculation & When Zakat Is Due, part of Zakat & Charity. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Nisab, Calculation & When Zakat Is Due fatawa — page 1 of 11
- Mufti Online19 Aug 2026
Zakaat on crops, fruit, flowers or honey
1. Is there zakaat on crops and fruit trees? 2. Which crops and fruits trees? 3. Is there zakaat on honey? 4. Is there zakaat on flowers? 5. What…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Aug 2026
Zakaat on ingredients found in the home when doing home industry
Consider a home business... Now and then I bake and sell some cakes etc. Please advise on zakaat. I don't have "stock" on hand...I only have…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Aug 2026
Zakaat on eggs in a chick hatchery
I have a chick hatchery and have a question regarding the eggs being incubated. Are they regarded as stock such that zakaat is necessary on them?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - 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 Online13 Jul 2026
Changing one's zakaat date to the date one became baaligh
If a person has been paying zakaat on a certain date every year since before they became baaligh, do they have to change the zakaat date to the date…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - MUBZ17 Jun 2026
How to Calculate Zakāh on Gold
Assalamualaikum, I hope you are well. As we know, the gold rate has been continuously increasing, and with the blessed month of Ramadan approaching,…
- Mufti Online19 May 2026
Receiving zakaat if one owns more than the nisaab amount
I am a 30 year old female not married and staying with my parents. I am not earning and do not have a job. My parents do not provide me with money.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 May 2026
Giving zakaat to a person who does not own nisaab
If a person does not have zakaat nisaab but he owns a house and car and has no debts, can he take zakaat?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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
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 - Azaadville3 Mar 2026
Zakaat Calculation Date On The Gregorian Calendar
Our annual Zakaat date is 28 Feb i.e. when we calculate our Zakaat due. By when should this liability be payable?
- Azaadville26 Feb 2026
Zakaat Calculation Date Unknown
It has become a trend for most people to discharge their Zakaat at the beginning of Ramadaan. It is an every year routine. For some people, it has…
- Mufti Online27 Nov 2025
Zakaat on phones and computers that contain an incidental amount of gold or silver
Is zakaat due on phones and computers if they contain an incidental amount of gold or silver, and other precious metals or stones, or sapphire?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Oct 2025
Using the nisaab of silver when calculating zakaat
If I possess gold and cash (and no silver) the value of which goes above silver nisaab but remains below the gold nisaab, do I have to pay zakaat on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Oct 2025
Calculating the value of gold for previous years' unpaid zakaat
I wanted to ask some things related to the payment of zakaat. They are as follows: I was unaware that I had enough gold previously and now I have to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 - Ask Imaam16 Aug 2025
How do I calculate Zakat on mortgage?
Salaams, I have a Question regarding Zakat on Mortgage. I know for long term Mortgage I have to calculate Amount owing in a year to calclulate…
Abdullah ibn Mohammed Aijaz - Mufti Online8 Aug 2025
Calculating zakaat on items in a home-based online shop
I own a home-based online shop. I would like to know the following: 1. Do I calculate zakāt on the selling price or cost price of unsold inventory?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville4 Aug 2025
Changing A Zakaat Calculation Date To The Month Of Ramadhaan
If for the sake of remembering his annual Zakah calculation date, can one permanently change his Zakah date to the 1st Ramadan from Zul-Qadah i.e.…
- Mufti Online2 Aug 2025
Zakaat on jewellery given to a child
If I give my minor child pure gold jewellery, do I have to pay zakaat on it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville8 Jul 2025
Zakaat Calculation When I Owe Money And Money Is Owed To Me
How do I calculate Zakaat if I owe R136 000-00 and R133 000-00 is owed to me?
- MUBZ4 Jul 2025
Calculating Zakāh on an Incorrect Date
السلام عليكم ورحمۃ اللہ وبركاتہ Most Respected Muftī Sab, We would truly appreciate Muftī sab’s guidance on the following matter, please… If a girl…
- Azaadville15 May 2025
How To Calculate Zakaat On A 22 Carat Gold Jewellery Set And A Silver Ring
How is Zakaat calculated on a 22 carat gold jewellery set and a silver ring that is 80g?
- MUBZ13 May 2025
How to Calculate Zakāh?
Assalamu alaykum. How do you calculate zakat?
- Mufti Online9 Apr 2025
Receiving one's salary on one's zakaat date
I am sahib-e nisaab Alhamdulillah, however my regular monthly pay mostly gets consumed by the next pay date. If I receive my pay on the zakaat…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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…
- Azaadville4 Mar 2025
Zakaat Calculation Calendar
Our annual Zakaat date is 28 Feb i.e. when we calculate our Zakaat due. By when should this liability be payable?
- Azaadville27 Feb 2025
Changing The Zakaat Calculation Date
Can a person change his Zakaat calculation date?
- Mufti Online9 Feb 2025
Paying zakaat once one acquires one's share of the inheritance
Regarding inheritance/working out zakaat, an estate has only money, no business, etc. The house and car of the deceased was already given to his…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Feb 2025
Giving the market value of an item when calculating zakaat
If a person is giving zakaat in kind instead of cash, is the monetary value of the item considered, or is the store price? Example: Bag of potatoes…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jan 2025
Zakaat on a lost gold ring
My wife took out her gold ring to make wudhu at home and then forgot where she left it. This happened last week. We searched high and low for it, in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Dec 2024
Calculating zakaat on a rate that is more beneficial for the poor
We are having an economic meltdown in our country. Due to lack of forex reserves, there is a vast difference between the dollar in the bank and the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam2 Dec 2024
Is zakat compulsory per annum on items of gold or only once in a lifetime?
if once paid for zakat for a particular quantity of gold or money, and this gold we keep for several years. For this gold we have to every year or…
AbdulMannan Nizami - 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 - Mufti Online18 Aug 2024
Giving zakaat or waajib sadaqah to the street cleaners in Makkah
Can one give zakaat or waajib sadaqah to the street cleaners in Makkah, if we think they might be poor without clarifying?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Aug 2024
Zakaat on a person who has dementia
About 2 years before, my father developed dementia, his health declined and he was not in the right state of mind to handle his finances which we…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Aug 2024
Zakaat on inheritance that is not yet distributed
With regards to the estate of the deceased, if money or gold has not yet been distributed between the heirs and a year passes, is zakah due on that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood31 Jul 2024
Zakaah Nisaab
I received the Nisaab amount on the 20th Of July, and by the 25th of July, I was left with R0.00. From what I am aware of, upon loss of funds, my…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Mufti Online2 Jul 2024
Zakaat on jewellery that was gifted to one by one's parents
I have always had this doubt whether I am eligible to pay zakat for the jewellery which is promised to be mine by my parents but I have never had…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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