Find authentic Islamic Answers from over 69,000 questions. You can narrow down your search from Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki, and Hanbali schools of law. This answer was collected from HanbaliDisciples.com. The questions have been answered by Imam John Starling.
Q: Does blood (any amount) break your wudu’, whether it stained the clothes or was in a place that won’t stain the clothes like a scratch on the hand? Also, if I did ablution for a certain prayer and while praying, the normal female discharges came out, do I need to redo my wudu to… read more »
Q. A person did not take out his Zakaat for three years. Now he is taking it out. Does he take out Zakaat on one amount for each of the three years or each year separately? A. In the enquired case, if a person did not discharge his Zakaat for the past three years and… read more »
Q. Can I give my Zakaat by giving a discount to my Zakaat eligible customers? A. The prerequisite of discharging Zakaat is transferal of ownership (Tamleek). By giving a discount to an eligible recipient of Zakaat, the prerequisite of transferral of ownership is not fulfilled. Hence, the discharging of ones Zakaat in such a manner… read more »
Q. I have gold and no cash. The gold is under the Nisaab amount. If I get cash, how do I give Zakaat? A. In the enquired situation, if you possess gold only, which is under the gold threshold value (87.48g), Zakaat is not payable on the gold. However, if you have other Zakaatable assets… read more »
Q. I would like to have some clarity pertaining to the slaughtering of Qurbani for Eid. I would like to purchase, 1 sheep which is all that I can afford currently. I would like to know, if 3 names can be used on the 1 sheep: for myself and my 2 sons? In the past,… read more »
Q. I have a business and Zakaat recipients come to my shop to purchase items with Zakaat money. Can I give my Zakaat by selling my items to the Zakaat recipients at a discounted price? Will my discounted price be counted as Zakaat and will it be accepted in this way? A. For ones Zakaat… read more »
Q. Can I give extra Zakaat after I give my Zakaat for the current year? If I can, would it be counted as Zakaat for the following year or would it be counted as optional charity? A. It is permissible for a person to discharge Zakaat for the following lunar year after discharging Zakaat for… read more »
Q. Can I make an intention of Zakaat for a loan that I had given to a poor person five years ago? A. For a person’s Zakaat to be discharged, it is necessary for a person to make an intention of Zakaat at the time of discharging it and not afterwards. (Fathul Qadeer 2/170) Hence,… read more »
Q. I was adopted by my dads sister. My step dad is unemployed and below zakaat nisab. I support my step parents financially as I eat all my meals with step parents and stay in the same yard as them. Is it possible for me to support step dad with zakaat for payments such as… read more »
Q. If my child who is 1 year old was given a gift of a kruger coin by his grandparents, who pays the zakaat on this? The non baalig child or his parent? A. If your child received a Kruger coin as a gift from his grandparents, the Kruger coin belongs to your child. Since… read more »