Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I paid zakat in advance for tens of thousands of pounds over many years to meet my brother’s requirements when he was a university student. My purpose at the moment of giving was to pay zakat. However, I didn’t specify the year for which the zakat was given, and […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question I am paying monthly installments for a property that is under construction and is expected to be completely constructed by next year. The question is, should I pay zakat on the cumulative amount as of this Ramadan or the cumulative amount as of last Ramadan, considering that zakat is […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question Is it permissible to give zakat and sadaqat al-fitr to the mosque, which can be used for the mosque rent and bills etc.? Answer No, zakat and sadaqat al-fitr cannot be used to pay for the expenses of a mosque. The purpose of both is to aid poor people […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question I am a car salesman. I have cars to the value of R200000 in stock at the moment. Due to the current lockdown period, I cannot sell any of my stock. I only have R13000 in my bank account, and that is before I have to pay my expenses […]