Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is zakat due on personal items intended for later resale, or only on the money received after selling them? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Regarding personal items, Zakat is not due until one intends to sell and actually puts those items up for […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is Zakat due on a car purchased for personal use but later sold to loan money to my father? Also, is zakat required on land gifted to me if I may sell it in the future for educational or investment purposes? What if the land is intended for me […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question How should we respond to claims that Imam Abu Hanifa erred by allowing zakat al-fitr to be given in money, and that this contradicts the Sunna of giving it in food? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray you are in good faith […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Should I use the silver price from 2018 or today’s rate to calculate zakat? Shaykh Faraz Rabbani clarifies whether zakat should be calculated using the silver price from 2018 or the current rate. Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, a distinguished scholar in the Islamic sciences, is the Founder and Executive Director of […]