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?
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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…
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?
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.
Never had to pay zakaah on his wealth-2
It was reported about al-Husayn ibn Hafs that his yearly income was 100,000 [deenaars], and [despite such a huge income] he was never obligated to extract the zakaah [from his wealth].
Giving Zakaah to the poor and destitute to perform the Hajj
If a poor and destitute person has not performed the obligatory hajj due to his financial inability to do so, in this case is it permissible to give him [funds] from the zakaah in order to facilitate…