What are the best days for voluntary fasting and the best months for discharging the Zakaah?
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Weigh the bags of rice used for Zakaatul-Fitr
Should the weight printed on bags of rice [or other staple foods intended for Zakaatul-Fitr] be relied upon, or should they be weighed again?
Giving Zakaatul-Fitr in the form of money
What is the Islaamic ruling regarding a man who fasted Ramadhaan and stood [its nights] in prayer, [and all] Praise is due to Allaah [alone], but at the end of Ramadhaan – and when giving the…
Giving Zakaah to relatives
What is better: [is it] to give zakaah to poor and needy relatives whom I am not financially responsible for, or that I give it to the poor and needy neighbour?
Singling out Rajab for specific acts of worship
What is the ruling on singling out the month of Rajab for specific types of worship, such as fasting, night prayers, and Zakaah? [And] may Allaah protect and preserve you.
To those who are preoccupied with the life of this world
[Could you offer] a word of guidance to those who are overly concerned [and preoccupied] with gathering wealth, and [in doing so] overlook [preparing for] the Hereafter?
Distributing Zakaah in other than money
Is it permissible to convert the money [extracted] for the Zakaah to tangible food items and other than that, and then distribute [that instead] to the poor and needy?
Giving zakaah to relatives and maid servants
What is the ruling regarding giving zakaah to relatives and maid servants?
Denying the obligation of Zakaah
What is the ruling regarding the one who denies the obligation of zakaah?
The Zakaah due on a car
Shaykh Ibn Baaz’s father used to say there is zakaah due on everything — even a car, paid by giving others lifts in it.