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No. A valid zakat payment requires tamleek — transferring ownership of the wealth to an eligible poor person. Constructing a masjid, road or well does not fulfil tamleek…
Read full answerZakat may be given to needy relatives except those in one’s direct line — parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren — and between spouses. Giving zakat to a deservi…
Read full answerYes. In the Hanafi school, zakat is obligatory on gold and silver jewellery once it reaches the nisab, whether it is worn, stored or kept for use.
Read full answerZakat is due at 2.5% on qualifying wealth held above the nisab for one lunar year. The nisab is the value of 612.36 grams of silver or 87.48 grams of gold. When a person…
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