Debt and Zakat
340 questions
Is it permissible for a son to pay the mahr (dower) owed to his mother on behalf of his unemployed father?
Is it permissible for the one entrusted with distributing Zakat to give it to his impoverished cousin who is in debt, and then demand that he repay his debt and his mother's debt, or must he seek permission from the Zakat-payer (the one who appointed him)?
Is it permissible to give zakat to an uncle who built a house and is in debt that he cannot pay off with his salary?
Is it permissible to give zakat to one's nephew to pay off his debt, knowing that his parents are well-off, but he has problems with his father, is a student, and mostly lives with his maternal uncles?
What is the ruling on buying clothes with deferred payment from the wife's brother, who works in a women's clothing store that he does not own, and is this debt considered incumbent upon the husband, knowing that the wife did not seek his permission?
Is it permissible to pay off a debt incurred by a relative – who took on this debt to travel in search of work but was unsuccessful – from the zakat funds allocated for the poor, which I have been entrusted to distribute?
Is it permissible to take from relatives' Zakat for marriage and to buy a house, given that there are savings that are insufficient to do so without incurring debt?
Is Zakat obligatory on the end-of-service bonus that has not yet been received and cannot be received except upon retirement?
Is it permissible to give Zakat to a working nephew (sister's son) who took out a loan to complete building his house and needs to pay off the debt?
What is the distribution of inheritance if the heirs are: a pregnant mother (carrying a full brother/full sister), one daughter, one grandson, a paternal grandfather, three sisters from the father's side, six sons of a brother from the father's side, in addition to a pregnancy of the deceased's son's wife, and a pregnancy of the deceased's paternal uncle's wife, knowing that the deceased bequeathed 100 [currency units] for building a mosque, and owes unpaid Zakat debt, and other debts?
Is it permissible for the Zakat Committee to invest Zakat funds in an investment project, and is it permissible for it to donate or contribute a portion of Zakat funds to build a public school?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat to cover part of the installments of the Real Estate Development Fund for my indebted father?
Does accumulated Zakat lapse, or does it remain a debt if one is unable to pay it, and is it permissible to take Zakat from parents to cover accumulated Zakat if their expenditure is not sufficient, even though it is obligatory upon them?
What should I do after my father's death?
What is the ruling on partnering in trade with a disbeliever or a transgressor? And is Zakat obligatory on the capital remaining with the partner if it will be paid in cash, or by converting it into the cost of constructing a building for rent, knowing that the partner may not pay Zakat or may pay it to impermissible recipients?
Am I required to offer one expiatory offering (kaffarat yamin) or two for breaking an oath and then not wishing to fulfill it, and is it permissible to give the expiatory offering in cash to charitable organizations?
Is it permissible to count Zakat towards paying off a portion of the personal loan remaining on the debtor?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of 4500 Jordanian Dinars lent to a brother against a car used as collateral for the debt, and if obligatory, what is its amount?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a person who is unable to pay off a debt incurred as compensation for damages resulting from riots?
Is it permissible to give Zakat to a spendthrift brother, knowing that he will spend it on his children and his pleasures, and it is not possible to support his children directly?
How is the zakat paid for an apartment sold in installments over five years, knowing that the buyer is able to pay the installments on time but does not possess the full amount if demanded immediately?
Is zakat obligatory on the two million riyals waived from the debt, and on the other amounts allocated for debt repayment, which have not yet been paid due to incomplete creditor documentation?
Is zakat obligatory on an amount of 150,000, of which 130,000 is allocated to pay the remainder of the price of a purchased land, and 20,000 was collected during the year, while there is a debt of 130,000? And if it is obligatory, what is the amount of zakat?
Am I permitted to use a portion of my Zakat to pay off the debt of an insolvent person?