Fatwas Archive

Question: Is it permissible to rely, in fasting and breaking the fast, on sighting the crescent by means of an astronomical telescope?

Question: As is well-known in the lands of Ṣaʿdah and elsewhere, farmers own trees such as sidr—that is, al-ʿalab—and al-ṭalḥ. Some own them from after their fathers and grandfathers, and they do not know whether the latter had purchased them...

Question: Is khums obligatory on white and green stones and other high-priced stones used in building houses and the like; likewise on stones cut into tiles; and likewise on gravel and soil when these two come to have value and...

Question: Regarding stall-fed sheep and their zakat; and regarding the zakat of a crop intended for fodder from the first day; and regarding sheep that are sometimes pastured and sometimes stall-fed; and regarding sheep that graze among quḍub (bersim/alfalfa)—are they...

Question: If a man is an agent over zakat or expiation (kaffārah), may he borrow from it for a term and then replace it? What is due upon him if he does so?

Question: A man was given a large amount of zakat that needed to be loaded and transported in a large vehicle, and he was appointed to distribute it to those entitled to it. He is a wealthy man. He hired...

Question: If someone comes to me asking for the zakāt of my wealth, and I do not consider him fit to administer it, yet he is powerful and will take it whether we will or not—if I give him a...

Question: What is the meaning of: “Indeed, this charity is the refuse (awsaakh) of people’s wealth, and it is not lawful for Muḥammad nor for the family of Muḥammad”?

Question: Is it permissible to spend zakat on a mosque or the like among public interests, or not?

Question: Some merchants take out the cash of their zakat and purchase with it sacks of grain or flour, then distribute them to the poor, saying: “If we give our zakat in cash, the poor would waste it on what...