The ruling on the zakah of the monthly stipend received by students
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Q: We are a group of students from outside the Kingdom. Is it obligatory for us to pay zakah, given that we receive a monthly stipend like other students? If so, how much must we pay? Is it permissible for us to give it in charity to the poor here, or to donate it for the construction of a mosque? When should we distribute it? May Allah reward you with good.
A: As for zakat al-fitr, it is obligatory for you, just as it is for other Muslims. It is a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the staple food of the land, such as wheat, rice, or other similar items, which amounts to approximately three kilograms. It is paid to the poor on the morning of the festival, before the festival prayer, or one or two days before the night of the festival, as the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. It is not permissible to delay it until after the festival prayer, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2521Sahih (Darussalam) It was narrated by Imam al-Bukhari in his Sahih.
As for your monthly salaries, there is no zakah due on them unless you save some of it and a lunar year passes over it. In that case, you must pay its zakah if it reaches the nisab (the minimum threshold for zakah), which is one hundred and forty mithqals of silver, or twenty mithqals of gold, or the equivalent value in other currencies.
It is better to give it to the poor Muslims among you. It is not permissible to give it for the construction of mosques, according to the majority of scholars.
The obligatory amount is one-fifth of a tenth (2.5%) on the gold, silver, and currencies that serve as their equivalent, such as the dollar and others. And success is from Allah.
A: As for zakat al-fitr, it is obligatory for you, just as it is for other Muslims. It is a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the staple food of the land, such as wheat, rice, or other similar items, which amounts to approximately three kilograms. It is paid to the poor on the morning of the festival, before the festival prayer, or one or two days before the night of the festival, as the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. It is not permissible to delay it until after the festival prayer, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
the Messenger of Allah enjoined that Sadaqatul Fitr should be given before the people go out to pray
أمر أن تؤدى قبل خروج الناس إلى الصلاةAs for your monthly salaries, there is no zakah due on them unless you save some of it and a lunar year passes over it. In that case, you must pay its zakah if it reaches the nisab (the minimum threshold for zakah), which is one hundred and forty mithqals of silver, or twenty mithqals of gold, or the equivalent value in other currencies.
It is better to give it to the poor Muslims among you. It is not permissible to give it for the construction of mosques, according to the majority of scholars.
The obligatory amount is one-fifth of a tenth (2.5%) on the gold, silver, and currencies that serve as their equivalent, such as the dollar and others. And success is from Allah.
Source
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