Q: A person purchased an item for resale purposes but thereafter cancelled his intention. After some time, he decided to once again sell the item. Will zakaat be fardh on the item? A: Zakaat will not be fardh upon the item. However, zakaat will be fardh upon the money received after …
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July, 2011
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20 July
Zakaat on the Payout Received from an Insurance Company for the Previous Years
Q: Is zakaat compulsory on the payout received from an insurance company for the previous years? A: Zakaat is compulsory on the payout received from the insurance company for the previous years. However, it should be known that it is only permissible for one to take back the amount he …
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20 July
Using zakaat funds to purchase an item for a school
Q: Will zakaat be fulfilled if it is used to purchase an item for a school? A: The zakaat will not be fulfilled unless a poor student is made the owner of the item. ويشترط أن يكون الصرف (تمليكا) لا إباحة كما مر (لا) يصرف (إلى بناء) نحو (مسجد) قال …
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20 July
Using zakaat funds to purchase food hampers
Q: Is it permissible to use zakaat funds to purchase hampers and feed the poor? Similarly, is it permissible to provide iftaar for the poor in the month of Ramadhaan using zakaat funds? A: It is permissible to use zakaat funds to feed the poor provided the requirement of tamleek is found. …
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20 July
Building a Musjid with zakaat funds
Q: Is it permissible to build Masaajid with zakaat funds? A: In order for one’s zakaat to be discharged, the basic requirement of tamleek is necessary i.e. to transfer ownership to someone who is eligible for zakaat. Since this requirement cannot be fulfilled in the case of the Musjid, zakaat …
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The Close Relationship which Hazrat Mu’aaz bin Jabal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Enjoyed with Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
Hazrat Mu’aaz bin Jabal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) mentions, “Once, I was seated behind Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) on a …
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The Parting Advice of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Hazrat Mu’aaz (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) when Sending him to Yemen
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The Leadership of the Man from Qahtaan – – The Signs of Qiyaamah – Part Twenty-Six
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Hazrat Mu’aaz bin Jabal’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Last Moments in This World
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Final Moments of the Pious – – The Orchards of Love – Part 100
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Receiving Seventy Rewards
Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reported, “Whoever sends salutations upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) once,...
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Increase in Sustenance
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The Reward of Fasting on the Day of Arafah
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The Angel that Stands at the Blessed Grave of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Convey the Durood of the Ummah
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Reciting Durood when Entering the Musjid
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Home – Part 1
1. When entering the home, then enter the home with making salaam. This will be …
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Sunnats and Aadaab when dealing with neighbours – 4
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Sunnats and Aadaab when dealing with neighbours – 3
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Sunnats and Aadaab when dealing with neighbours – 2
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Sunnats and Aadaab when dealing with neighbours – 1
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Hazrat Umar bin Khattaab (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is the second khalifah of Islam and the greatest person of …
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Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty-One – Being Sent by Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Level the Graves, Destroy Idols and Erase Pictures
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Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Approving of the Verdict of Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty
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The True Ulamaa – Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Nine
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Du‘aa for Assistance in Settling Debts – Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Eight
Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality