Ayatullah Sistani - Alms Tax - Index

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani

Alms Tax (Zakat)

1. Alms Tax: Things on Which Zakat is Obligatory

Conditions For Zakat To Become Obligatory (Wajib)

1. Alms Tax: Conditions for Zakat to Become Obligatory

Zakat Of Wheat, Barley, And Raisins

1. Alms Tax: The Nisab of Wheat, Barley, Dates, and Raisins

2. Alms Tax: Consuming Produce Before Giving Zakat

3. Alms Tax: The Death of the Owner of the Produce

4. Alms Tax: Asking for Zakat by an Appointed Collector

5. Alms Tax: Zakat Becoming Obligatory After Ownership

6. Alms Tax: Selling the Crop After Zakat Becomes Obligatory

7. Alms Tax: Purchasing Produce Subject to Zakat

8. Alms Tax: Weight Reducing Below the Nisab After Drying

9. Alms Tax: Consuming Produce Before It Becomes Dry

10. Alms Tax: Zakat on Different Kinds of Dates

11. Alms Tax: Produce Not Liable for Zakat Again

12. Alms Tax: The Amount of Zakat Based on the Method of Irrigation

13. Alms Tax: The Amount of Zakat for Mixed Methods of Irrigation

14. Alms Tax: Doubt Regarding the Method of Irrigation

15. Alms Tax: Doubt Between Mixed and Manual Irrigation

16. Alms Tax: Supplementary Irrigation That Does Not Increase the Crop

17. Alms Tax: Crops Utilising Moisture from Adjacent Land

18. Alms Tax: Deducting Expenses from the Produce

19. Alms Tax: Deducting Seeds Used in Farming

20. Alms Tax: Produce Taken by the Government

21. Alms Tax: Deducting Expenses Before or After Zakat Becomes Due

22. Alms Tax: Deducting Expenses Incurred After Zakat Becomes Due

23. Alms Tax: Giving the Value of Zakat

24. Alms Tax: Submitting the Crop as Joint Ownership Before Harvesting

25. Alms Tax: Charging Rent for the Crop Staying on the Land

26. Alms Tax: Crops Ripening at Different Times in Various Towns

27. Alms Tax: Bearing Fruit Twice a Year

28. Alms Tax: Giving Fresh Dates or Grapes for Zakat

29. Alms Tax: Substituting Fresh and Dry Produce for Zakat

30. Alms Tax: Zakat and Debts of a Deceased Person

31. Alms Tax: Zakat on Inherited Produce and Outstanding Debts

32. Alms Tax: Zakat on Mixed Quality Produce

The Taxable Limit (Nisab) For Gold

1. Alms Tax: The Nisabs for Gold

The Nisab For Silver

1. Alms Tax: The Nisabs for Silver

2. Alms Tax: Annual Zakat on Gold and Silver

3. Alms Tax: Zakat on Minted Gold and Silver

4. Alms Tax: Zakat on Gold and Silver Coins Used as Ornaments

5. Alms Tax: Owning Gold and Silver Below the Nisab

6. Alms Tax: Maintaining the Nisab for Eleven Months

7. Alms Tax: Exchanging or Melting Gold and Silver

8. Alms Tax: Melting Gold and Silver Coins in the Twelfth Month

9. Alms Tax: Gold and Silver Coins Containing Alloy

10. Alms Tax: Paying Zakat with Coins of Higher Alloy or Other Metals

Zakat Of Camels, Cows, And Sheep

1. Alms Tax: Grazing and Working Conditions for Camels, Cows, and Sheep

2. Alms Tax: Buying or Renting Pastureland

   1. The Nisab For Camels

      1. Alms Tax: The Nisabs for Camels

      2. Alms Tax: Camels Between Two Nisabs

   2. The Nisab For Cows

      1. Alms Tax: The Nisabs for Cows

   3. The Nisab For Sheep

      1. Alms Tax: The Nisabs for Sheep

      2. Alms Tax: Sheep Between Two Nisabs

      3. Alms Tax: Zakat Irrespective of the Animal’s Gender

      4. Alms Tax: Counting Different Breeds as One Species

      5. Alms Tax: Age Requirements for Sheep and Goats Given as Zakat

      6. Alms Tax: The Value of Animals Given as Zakat

      7. Alms Tax: Zakat in Partnerships

      8. Alms Tax: Owning Animals in Various Places

      9. Alms Tax: Zakat on Sick and Defective Animals

      10. Alms Tax: Paying Zakat with Sick, Defective, or Old Animals

      11. Alms Tax: Exchanging Animals Before the Eleventh Month

      12. Alms Tax: Paying Zakat from Other Wealth

Zakat On Business Goods

1. Alms Tax: Conditions for Zakat on Business Goods