The Government of Pakistan’s thirty-nine-question questionnaire on zakat

Question

[ar]بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ[/ar] Note: The Government of Pakistan sent an istifta’ of 39 questions to the Dar al-Ifta’ of Mazahir al-‘Ulum, and Hazrat Wala (may his blessings endure) wrote the answers; but since the original questions are not available, they are reproduced from “Khayr al-Fatawa” (vol. 3, pp. 355–394, Kitab al-Zakat, published by Maktaba al-Haqq, Bombay). Respected and honoured Sir!

Answer

[ar]نَحْمَدُهُ وَنُصَلِّي عَلَى رَسُولِهِ الْكَرِيمِ[/ar] “We praise Him and invoke blessings upon His noble Messenger.” (1) [Zakat is] transferring ownership of a specified property (a fortieth of the nisab, or what legally takes its place, such as the fixed share of zakat in animals) to a specified person (a recipient)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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