Zakaat

Zakaat on provident fund

Question: 

have unfortunately received mixed info regarding payment of Zakaat on a provident fund - if possible, could you please assist in advising whether it is payable or not? 


Answer: 

There are two types of provident funds:

 Compulsory provident funds wherein the company/government deducts a specified amount from the employee’s salary, whether he agrees with this funding scheme or not.

Creditor giving Zakaat with the expectation of repayment

Question: 

A tenant has not paid rent outstanding for 2 months due to the recent lockdown. He is Zakaat eligible. Is it permissible for the landlord to give him Zakaat, without telling him that he should ( now) use that money to pay the rent, but rather, expecting( the landlord has this ' expectation ') that he will use part of the money for himself and part towards the rent? Is that permissible? 


Answer: 

Yes, it is permissible.i

Zakaat on fruits

Question: 

How would one calculate his zakat on fruits? i have a friend who is growing strawberries. so he would like to know,how would he calculates his zakat when his date of paying is due on the 15th of Ramadhaan?


Answer: 

In South Africa, after harvesting one’s crops, if one sells the crops, then Zakaat of 2.5% will be due on the proceeds of the sale at the end of one’s Zakaatable year, provided that the amount equals to or exceeds the Nisaab of Zakaat.

Giving Zakaat to a Sayyid

Question: 

Is it permissible to give Zakaat to a Sayyid? 

Answer: 
In the enquired case, it is inadmissible to give Zakat to a Sayyad (progeny of Hazrat Ali , Aqeel , Ja’far , Abbas , and Harith Bin Abdul Muttalib) and similarly it is prohibited for a Sayyad to receive Zakat money. However, in dire needs, the ruling will differ. (Ahsanul Fataawa Vol. 4 Pg. 288-289) 

Discharging Zakaat on profits

Question: 

A family
company contains several partners. Each year, the partners share the profits.
We were told that each partner must pay the Zakate individually. Now, my first
question is: will the partners have to pay immediately, like a year has passed
or wait a year after they are in possession of the goods?

My second question: if the partners decide not to distribute all the profits

Accepting Zakaat for old debts and current expenses

Question: 

Mufti I
want to know if I can accept zakaat to for my old debts and current expenses.



I am a contractor. For the year 2019 I only worked for approx 2 months . I have
3 school going kids . I managed to pay most of there school fees for the year ,
outstanding 10k . I have been applying for jobs within my industry and also
elsewhere.I am not coming right .

Apart from this current expenses I am struggling with I have old debt of about

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