Live Fatwas

I am a woman in my fifties, and I cannot fast. I am overweight and have some illnesses that are not serious and do not prevent me from fasting, but I cannot fast because I am overweight. I cannot bear fasting at all and I cannot do it. I give the expiation for breaking the fast every year. Will my Lord forgive me because I truly cannot bear thirst, hunger, and fatigue?

Is Zakat obligatory on everyone who possesses the minimum threshold for Zakat?

Is there any harm if I remain silent for a period of up to 15 seconds after reading Al-Fatiha to remember the verse I will read after Al-Fatiha?

Does the decrease of the nisab during the year affect the obligation of zakat?

Is it better to distribute zakat money to the poor in such a way that each poor person receives enough to meet their needs, or to distribute it among many poor people to fulfill simple needs for them?

It is a condition for the wealth that is subject to zakat to be growing; what is meant by growth?

Is zakat obligatory on a car that I inherited, knowing that I intended to trade with it at the time of ownership?

What is the ruling on brain death according to the principles of the school?