Question: Assalamu Alaikum, I have a question about zakat. First, I’ll tell you the situation; I make profit on selling apartments. For example, I bought an apartment for 30,000 and sold it for 35,000, after one year I’ve made 20,000 profit. I had last year 100,000 and now I have 120,000; on which amount do … Continue reading Zakat on Trade Money
Category: Usool-Fiqh
Q&A: The meaning (making my own Ijtihad) According to the Scholars and Mujtahideen
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: The book The System of Islam states: [Thirdly: If there is an opinion which is intended to unify the Muslims for their own good, then it is allowed for the Mujtahid to leave the result of his Ijtihad, and to take the judgment that intends to unify the Muslims, as … Continue reading Q&A: The meaning (making my own Ijtihad) According to the Scholars and Mujtahideen
Q&A: Paying Zakat before it’s due
Question: Assalamu alaikum our sheikh, May Allah cherish you with Islam and cherish Islam with you. I pray to Allah that I will be among those who will give you the Bayah for the Khilafah on the method of the Prophethood, for He is the One Able of everything. I have a question about Zakat, … Continue reading Q&A: Paying Zakat before it’s due
The Ahkam Pertaining to Political Parties in Islam
The following is the transcript of a circle delivered by The Late Sheikh Imam Abul Hassan (May Allah rest his soul), Member of Hizb ut Tahrir and Imam of Masjid as Sahabah in Khartoum, Sudan. بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah the Beneficent the Most Merciful The topic that will be addressed … Continue reading The Ahkam Pertaining to Political Parties in Islam
The Order (amr) and the form of Imperative
The following is the translation of a chapter from the Arabic book 'Al-Fikr al-Islami' (The Islamic Thought) by Sheikh Mohammad Mohammad Ismael Abduh, an Assistant Professor at the Egyptian University (now known as Cairo University) in the past. Muslims are obliged, in this life, to proceed in accordance with the orders and prohibitions of Allah. … Continue reading The Order (amr) and the form of Imperative
Fiat Money and Zakah
Question: The following came in the book of Funds, in the second paragraph of p. 174 “and these reliable (covered with gold) banknotes consider the covered ratio of them as representative banknotes ……… ….. (and it says at the end of the paragraph) …..if they did not amount to forty dinars, then there is no … Continue reading Fiat Money and Zakah
Obliging Zakat upon Crops and Fruits?
Question: It came in p. 97, at the end of the third line in the book of the Draft Constitution, Volume II the following text: “As regards the words of Allah, The Almighty: (And give its due right on its day of harvest), Al-An’aam, verse 141. Zakat did not come in this verse for it is … Continue reading Obliging Zakat upon Crops and Fruits?
Adoption when there is Difference of Opinion
Where there must be unanimity in opinion and where difference is allowed The Ummah is one Jama'ah in its root. Islam has made clear where differences do not arise and where they can arise. وَاعْتَصِمُواْ بِحَبْلِ اللّهِ جَمِيعاً وَلاَ تَفَرَّقُوا "And hold tight to the rope of Allah and divide not," [TMQ Ale-Imran: 103] Allah … Continue reading Adoption when there is Difference of Opinion
Zakat of Crops and Fruits and the Provision of Treasure Troves
Question My dear Ameer and honorable Sheikh: What are the varieties of crops and fruit on which the Zakat is due? For example there are some who pay the Zakat on oil, what is the standard in that? It is known that the Fifth (al-Khams) is due on buried treasures or treasure troves. My question … Continue reading Zakat of Crops and Fruits and the Provision of Treasure Troves
Q&A: Giving Zakah for other than basic needs?
The following is a translation from Arabic. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: It has been said in our books that a poor person is one who does not have sufficient resources to satisfy his basic needs (food, clothing and shelter) and zakat can be paid to him. But there are other needs which are almost … Continue reading Q&A: Giving Zakah for other than basic needs?