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Is it permissible to give zakat to a young man who wants to travel outside Syria to avoid military service? Knowing that he has graduated from his studies and his family is poor?
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What do we say to the youth who break their fast and we intend to reform them? Should we tell them to fast two months for each day they missed, or what? And is the ruling in our time still the same as it was?
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A person's zakat money reached someone to distribute it to the poor as an agent. Is it permissible to use part of it to buy necessities and food for a poor person, knowing for certain that this poor person needs them, and if he knows for certain that it will be wasted if given to him in cash?
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What does the condition of growth in zakat mean? A person may have wealth that has reached the nisab, but it has neither increased nor decreased for ten years, meaning it is not growing. How can there be zakat due on it if the condition is not met?
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A person has a shop for religious attire. Is it permissible to give Zakat in the form of goods from the shop?
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What is the ruling on acquiring statues and placing them in the home for decoration, whether they are made of wood or other materials?
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09/09/2025
A person obtained a housing loan, and the amount is with a specific entity, and he cannot take anything from it. He is looking for a house and through it he will obtain the amount. Is there zakat due on this amount? Note that the person has not yet found a suitable house?
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I need a nasal spray to stop the congestion from the effects of the virus. Does using it break the fast?
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Is it permissible to fast for less than a day, such as when a person does not wish to eat a specific person's food, and says I am fasting, intending to fast for certain hours less than a day?
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