Zakah of Fitr (The Zakah of Fitr is obligatory on every Muslim who is alive during) the last (part of Ramadan) which is until the sunset of the last day of Ramadan; (and) the first (part of Shawwal.) while one is alive a concrete life. Hence, if one died before sunset or was born after sunset, the Zakah of Fitr…
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Zakah on Trade Articles (The quotum of trade articles is the quotum of the gold and the silver with which they) i.e. trade articles, (were bought) because the quotum of trade articles, in regards to their value, is evaluated according to with what they were purchased, i.e. if they were purchased with gold, then the quotum of their value is…
Zakah on Gold and Silver, Gold and Silver Ores, and Golden and Silver Treasure-Troves-Rikaz) (The quotum of gold is twenty (20) Dinars[1],) a dinar is the weight of seventy-two (72) average-sized, unpeeled barley grains from alHijaz, which have had the long and narrow part of their ends cut off; (and) as for (the quotum of silver) it (is two-hundred (200)…
Zakah on Dates, Raisens, and Staple Crops (The first quotum of dates, raisens, and staple crops) utilized as such in times of choice, not necessity like famines for example, (is five (5) wasqs,) hence, no Zakah is due on any amount less than that. Five wasqs are that (which are equivalent to three-hundred (300) sa^s[1], according to the sa^ of…
Elucidated the types of wealth on which paying Zakah is obligatory for animals, (The first quotum-nisab of camels) i.e. the first quantity of camels owned by one on which Zakah is obligatory (is five (5). The first quotum of cattle is thirty (30). The first quotum of sheep and goats is forty (40). No Zakah is due before one…
Zakah is a name for that which is spend, for owning a certain amount of wealth[1] or being a person, in a specific way. Hence, the author, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: ( Items Subject to Zakah) / the rules of Zakah. (It is obligatory for one to pay Zakah) for owning specific types of wealth and…
Burial of the Dead (The minimum obligatory burial of the dead requires) that he is buried in (a hole dug in the ground which prevents the smell from rising) after the hole is refilled with soil, (and protects the body of the dead person from wild animals.) from them digging him up and eating his body. (It is recommended-sunnah) to…
The Funeral Prayer (Salatul-Janazah) (The minimum obligatory prayer for the dead) person (is: 1. To intend to perform the obligatory Funeral prayer for that dead person in particular,) for him to specify that he is praying the Funeral prayer, (as one is saying the opening ‘Allahu akbar’. 2. To say Allahu akbar while standing, if one is able; then 3….
The minimum obligatory washing of the dead is to remove the najas-filth) i.e. if it was on his body, (and to use) pure and (purifying water to wash) i.e. fully bathe, (the deceased’s whole) body, (skin and hair, even if the hair was thick, one time.) The better is to wash him three times. (The minimum obligatory shroud) for…
Elucidating how the deceased person is prepared for burial and how the funeral prayer is prayed. (Washing, shrouding,) shrouding the deceased person occurs after his body has been washed, (praying for, and burying the dead Muslim) even if he was a child, (is a communal obligation (fard kifayah)) on each person who knew of the deceased’s death, (if he)…