Zakat & Charity · Subtopic
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.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Nisab, Calculation & When Zakat Is Due fatawa — page 3 of 11
- Mufti Online26 Jan 2023
Zakaat on money collected to build a house
If money has been collected with the intention of building a house, then when will zakaat be due on it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Jan 2023
Paying zakaat on jewellery for the past years
A husband has custody of the wife's jewellery. They are currently separated - the mother in law had custody of it for 22 years as it was kept as an…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood5 Jan 2023
Zakaat calculated on market value
I have received a query with regards to Zakaat on business goods. When calculating the Zakaat on my stock, should I work out the Zakaat according to…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online20 Dec 2022
Zakaat on empty land
I purchased a piece of land (the land was not yet ready for construction) to construct a house on it when I have money and I want to give it on…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood5 Dec 2022
Becoming a recipient of Zakaat due to not owning the Nisaab
If a person was paying Zakaat every year for the last 5 years, but has less than the Zakaat Nisaab this year, then does he automatically become…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam25 Nov 2022
Assistance Calculating Zakat
Need assistance in calculating Zakaat. In terms of the Nisaab amount both my wife and I have exceeded this value However what I would like to know…
Tareque Ahmed - Mufti Online24 Sep 2022
Zakaat on money owed to a person
I am a young baaligh teenager and I have a share in a business with my friend. We have not yet cashed out and split the money. The money that is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2022
Zakaat for a person whose debts are more than his assets
I have wealth more than nisaab (R50 000) that makes zakaat compulsory upon myself. I took a loan from a relative (R1.2m) to purchase a house. I will…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 May 2022
Discharging zakaat in the same month one receives zakaatable wealth
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…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 May 2022
Zakaat on an empty land
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…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam30 Apr 2022
When is Qurbani and Sadaqatul Fitr Waajib upon me?
Assalaamou alaikoum wa rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuh. I'm confused about the nisab which makes udhiya and sadaqat ul fitr wajib. I possess 14k 18 carat…
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan - Azaadville19 Mar 2022
Zakaat Calculation With A Long Term Loan
My zakaat date is 1 Muharram, I did the calculation and discharged my zakaat. On 20 Muharram I took a loan of R 2500 000 to take ownership of a…
- Jamiat KZN18 Feb 2022
Calculating Zakaat on a loan
Mufti, i have × amount of dollars, (+-190k rands). I needed to renovate my house, so a family member said take money from us (150k) and dont change…
- Ibn Masood17 Jan 2022
Maintaining the Nisaab for a complete year
What is meant when we are told that you are liable to pay Zakaat, when the Nisaab is in your possession for the whole year? For example, A girl…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood16 Jan 2022
Zakaat on a child that possessess Nisaab
My daughter is one year old . She received quite a bit of monetary gifts when she was born. To secure her wealth I purchased a Kruger coin. Am I…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online9 Jan 2022
Calculating zakaat at the end of one's zakaat year
If a person works for some years and every year, he has to discharge zakaat for example in Dhul-Hijjah. (basically his zakaat year ends in that…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam9 Dec 2021
Do i calculate my Zakat on an Inheritance share I have yet to receive?
I am yet to receive some money for my share of inheritance from when my mother passed away. I don’t know when I will get it as there is some legal…
Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat - Azaadville24 Nov 2021
Funds Received After The Zakaat Calculation Date
I normally calculate my Zakaat on the 1st Ramadhaan which co-incides with around the 24th April this year. If I receive my Salary the following day…
- Mufti Online20 Nov 2021
Having little less than nisaab amount on one's zakaat date
If on the 1st of Muharram a person had the nisaab amount and then the next year on the 1st of Muharram he had 1 pence less than the nisaab, what…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Oct 2021
Paying zakaat on inherited wealth
My father passed away in June 2023, but his estate only got distributed in June 2024. Do I have to pay zakaat on the amount inherited from the date…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Oct 2021
Deceased persons zakaat money forming part of the estate
If a person calculates his zakaat and keeps it separately in an envelope with the intention of discharging it but before discharging it, he passes…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville12 Aug 2021
Zakaat Calculation On Stock
When calculating Zakaat on stocks must i use the selling price and minus the expenses like transport and processing cost ?( eg goods came from…
- Mufti Online13 Jun 2021
Finding out one's zakaat date
Before I got married, my parents used to pay my zakaat. They used to pay it in Ramadaan. After I got married, for 3 years I never worked out my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Jun 2021
Zakaat on monies received after cancelling a sale
We purchased a property in the auction in June 2019 (after zakaat calc for that year). We paid the auctioneer 10% commission and 5% deposit. The…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam6 Jun 2021
He bought 100 hampers and knew there are 95 people who are Zakaatable
Someone bought hampers to discharge as Zakat (the beneficiaries are valid recipients of Zakaat). He bought 100 hampers and knew there are 95 people…
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan - Mufti Online25 May 2021
Paying zakaat for one's business when one has zakaatable wealth
I have taken over a running business in January of this year (2021). I am owing on this business for the next three years. With regards to zakaat,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Apr 2021
Deducting long terms debts in one's zakaat calculation
A person took a loan of R5 million from the bank which is payable over 10 years. R500 000 is payable every year of the principle debt as well as R50…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam27 Mar 2021
Nisab of Silver in cash
Asalaamu alaikum. Honourable maulana saheb may Allah taala preserve you and keep you in good health. Aameen. Maulana saheb if i have no gold and no…
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan - Mufti Online6 Feb 2021
Zakaat on fruit trees, bee hives and electricity
1. How much zakaat needs to be paid on fruit trees, which have been purchased in order to make profits on selling the fruits? 2. How much zakaat…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Nov 2020
Zakaat on cash buffer in a property trust
A trust was formed and a property was purchased for investment purposes. Shareholders bought into the investment. A portion of the net rental are…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Nov 2020
Zakaat on crops
We got a land as inheritance from my father: a portion of which he inherited from his mother and the rest of the land was purchased by my father…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Nov 2020
Zakaat on a fish farm
1. I have a fish farm. How do I pay zakaat on it ? Do I have to pay zakaat on the amount of fish I have purchased for or do I have to pay on the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Nov 2020
Zakaat on fruit trees, bee hives, solar panels and cattle purchased as an investment
I would like to enquire about a few zakaat issues: 1. How much zakaat needs to be paid on fruit trees, which have been purchased as an investment?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2020
Calculating zakaat on gold for previous years
A person bought 250 grams of gold in Dec 2016 and was unable to pay zakaat during the last 4 years. Now he wants to make up for the missed zakaat.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Sep 2020
Calculating zakaat
I have a question on zakat. I was supposed to give my zakat this year Ramadan 2020 But till August I have not paid my zakat on gold jewellery of my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Sep 2020
Zakaat on a debt that is payable after a long period of time
Zaid and Ahmad are partners in a business. Zaid wishes to sell his share to his partner for R10 million. The payment terms agreed upon are that half…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam22 Aug 2020
Paying Fidya on behalf of a deceased - How is it calculated?
Assalaamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatu . Please can mufti advise as how to go about calculating my late mum’s fidya for possibly missed fast &…
- Mufti Online9 Jul 2020
Calculating zakaat on one's zakaat date
If I gave zakaat out of $1000, and when I will reach $1000 again, will I have to pay zakaat again
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 May 2020
How do I calculate Zakaah for all of these past years & in the future?
Assalamualeikum w.r.w.b. Dear respected Mufti Sahib, I am 28 Years old and since I reached puberty I have not payed Zakaah. Many years have passed,…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Ask Imaam21 Apr 2020
Zakat on Kruger Rand - How is it calculated?
Please can you clarify for me in relation to zakaat. Scoin sell and buy Kruggerands. As per below they give a buy & sell price as well as the gold…
Khalil Johnson
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