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Charity
Show all fatawaCan I give Zakah to my brothers and sisters?
Can someone give Zakāh to their own brothers & sisters?
In which month must Zakah be given? Is it in Ramadan?
Is it necessary to pay Zakāt in the month of Rajab al-Murajjab or should it be given in the month of Ramadān?
Who is classed as a Hashimi or Sayyid and can we give Zakah to them?
We have heard that it is forbidden to give Zakāt to a Hāshimī or a Sayyid, what is the difference between a Hāshimī and a Sayyid?
Do I have to pay Zakah if I have a £30,000 Student Loan debt?
I live here in the U.K. and have taken out a student loan of £27,000 from the government, so will Zakāh be Fard for me, because if one subtracts the loan amount from my savings, then the amount left…
Should we give money to those who beg for money?
Can we give money to beggars in the alleyways and streets?
Is it permissible for a Charity to collect money for a Masjid but instead build a Multi-Faith Centre?
There is a sunnī charity in the U.K. – it has collected many thousands of pounds to make a mosque, but it has used this money to build a multi-faith centre i.e. as a collective place of worship for…
Can haram wealth be used on noble causes like building a Mosque or digging a Well?
If the earnings of someone are completely impermissible, and he spends some of it on making a mosque or digging a well [i.e. providing a water supply], then will this be accepted and will such person…
Do I have to give sadaqah if I miss the Jummah prayer?
If someone misses their Jum’ah, then what should said person do? Someone told me that whosoever misses their Jum’ah, then it is imperative for them to spend something equivalent to two dirhams or the…
Can money donated to a Charity be spent on any noble cause or only on what was intended?
A certain charity collected some donations several months before Ramadān to arrange the Iftār of people in al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah during the last ten days of Ramadān. People donated to this cause…
I have £800 but don’t work – do I have to give Zakah?
If Zayd has £800 pounds and is not working, is Zakāh wājib upon him?
Do I pay Zakah on money I put aside for my Hajj expenses?
I have made intention of Hajj for this year and have sent off my passport to the travel agent. But no paperwork has been done; I have only given my passport for the visa application. I am about to…
Who has to pay Zakah? Is it payable only on that wealth we have held for year? Please explain.
Upon whom is the Zakaat obligatory, please elucidate its conditions in detail along with the commodities on which the Zakaat is obligatory? If more wealth is added during the same year, will the…
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