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Your Resource for Understanding Charity, Zakat, and Islamic Finance

Zakāt on gold and silver jewellery is among the deeply debated issues between the fuqahāʾ. According to the Ḥanafī maḍhhab,...

There is some uncertainty in the precise role of a gift card, just as there is some uncertainty regarding the...

For our business, we pay for goods and services using cheques. We also use cheques to pay our employees. Similarly,...

I have heard that zakāt is payable on assets above your basic needs. Do I have to pay zakāt on...

I have taken some money out to give for zakāt. However, I can no longer find the money. Do I...

Can zakāt be given in the form of clothes? Answer: Yes. In principle zakāt can be given in the form...

Do dementia patients need to pay zakāt? Answer: According to most scholars, including the Mālikīs, Shāfiʿīs, and Ḥanbalīs, zakāt is...

My friend is in a lot of debt and has asked to borrow some money from me. As he is...

The Qurʾān has very clearly outlined the valid recipients of zakāt. These groups of people are those listed in sūrah...

How do I calculate zakāt for several years. I became mature at the age of 13. But it was only...

Does interest money have to be given to a specific charitable cause or can it be given to any charitable...

My father is very old and quite unwell. Based on his current condition, he cannot pray or fast. Can we...