The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 1663- If a person, on whom it is obligatory to pay zakāt on various items, gives a part of zakāt and does not specify any of those items in his intention, in case the thing which has been given is of the kind of any one of those items it is reckoned to be zakāt on that very kind. If it is not of the same kind as any one of those items, the zakāt will be divided on all those things. For instance, if he gives one sheep as zakāt, it will be reckoned as zakāt of sheep. In case however, he gives some silver coins while he has to give zakāt of sheep and cows, it will be shared between the two.

Issue No. 1664- If a person appoints someone as his representative to give the zakāt of his property, in case the owner makes the intention of zakāt it will suffice whether the representative makes such an intention or not. However, if the owner does not make the intention of zakāt yet the representative has been given the absolute authority for everything, then, the representative should make the intention of zakāt.

Issue No. 1665- If a person or his representative gives zakāt to a poor person without the intention of qurbah, and the owner makes the intention of zakāt before that property perishes, it will be treated to be zakāt.

Issue No. 1666- If a person does not pay zakāt willingly, the Mujtahid or his representative may get it from him by force, and it will be reckoned as zakāt, so the intention of qurbah is no longer applied here. However, the Mujtahid or his representative should, as an obligatory precaution, make the intention of qurbah.

Issue No. 1667- One should not delay the payment of zakāt. Hence, when zakāt becomes obligatory, one should give it either to the poor or to the Mujtahid or his representative. However, if he is awaiting a particular poor person or wishes to give it to an indigent person with some privilege, he may delay, but in this case, he should, as an obligatory precaution, separate the zakāt from his wealth.

Issue No. 1668- If a person is able to deliver zakāt to a deserving person but comes short in doing so and it perishes, he should give its substitute, but if he has not come short, there would be no obligation on him.

Issue No. 1669- If a person separates zakāt from his property on which it has become due, he can make use of the remaining quantity, and if he separates it from another property owned by him, he could make use of his entire property.

Issue No. 1670- When a person has separated zakāt from his property, he cannot utilize it and substitute it with some other property.

Issue No. 1671- If some profit accrues from a property, which a person has set apart as zakāt, for example, if a sheep, which is set apart for zakāt, gives birth to a lamb, it will also be included in zakāt.

Issue No. 1672- If a person entitled to zakāt is present when one separates zakāt from his property, it is better that he give the zakāt to him, except if he has a person in mind who is preferable for some reason, to receive zakāt.

Issue No. 1673- When the Mujtahid or his representative can execute the Islamic laws, the obligatory precaution is to give the zakāt to him, or that the zakāt should be spent with his permission, and it is not permissible to spend or distribute it without his permission as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No. 1674- If a person trades for himself with the property set apart for zakāt, it will not be right. However, if it is with the permission of the Mujtahid or his representative, it will be all right, and if he makes profit, he should give it to a person entitled to receive zakāt.