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Some Fatwas of Islamic Banks



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*  Ruling on Financing Customs Duty through Murabaha

*  Ruling on "Earnest Payment" in Murabaha and Finance Lease

*  Imposing Commission on Current Account if Balance Drops below the Specified Amount

*  Ruling on Letters of Guarantee and Taking a Commission for them

*  Ruling on Prizes for Savings Accounts in Islamic Banks

*  Observations on Contracts of Murabaha to the Purchase Orderer

*  Islamic Banks must Adhere to the Conditions of Murabaha Contract of Sale

*  Islamic Bank Must Own Commodity before Selling it to Client

*  Binding Client by "Promise to Purchase" in Murabaha Contract doesn`t Mean that Sale Transaction Takes Place before Commodity is Transferred into the Possession of the Client

*  Ruling on Building Decorations for Stores through Murabaha

*  Murabaha Contract of Sale is Permissible in Sharia

*  Employees of Islamic Banks must Commit to Islamic Application of Contracts

*  It is Permissible to Stipulate Covering Debt Payments in the Event of Debtor`s Failure to Pay on Time

*  Commodity Murabaha in the Jordan Islamic Bank

*  Ruling on the Finance Lease of the Jordan Islamic Bank

*  Ruling on the Murabaha Contracts of the Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank

*  Ruling on the Closed-End Lease of the Arab Islamic Bank after Last Amendment Made in Ramadan 1431H

*  Is the Auto Murabaha of the Arab Islamic Bank-where Fees of Ownership Transfer are Paid Once-Valid?

*  The Sharia Evidence on Linking Rent with a Changing Margin in the Closed-End Lease of the Arab Islamic Bank

*  Ruling on Personal Financing Used by some Islamic Banks

*  Wants to Raise the Price of the Property to Get the Cash

*  Some Types of Fraud People Use to Trick Islamic Banks

*  Islamic Ruling on Insurance of Debt

*  Ruling on Interest-Free Loans Granted by the Islamic Bank to Teachers

*  Islamic Ruling on Investing in the Islamic International Arab Bank

*  Ruling on Opening Savings Accounts at Islamic Banks

*  Ruling on the Profits Distributed by Islamic Banks

*  How to Divide a Joint Bank Account among the Heirs?

*  Ruling on the Joint Investment Account Offered by Al-Rajhi Bank

*  Resolution No.(49): "Ruling on Financing the "Diminishing Partnership" Offered by the Central Bank to its Employees"

*  Resolution No.(53) : “ Ruling on Awards Offered by the Islamic Bank in Accordance with a Particular Mechanism “

*  Resolution No.(167): "Ruling on the Uncovered Credit Card at the Islamic Bank"

*  Resolution No.(171): "Ruling on Organized Tawaroq Sale Carried out by some Islamic Banks"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summarized Fatawaa

Is it permissible to pay the Fitr Zakah (obligatory charity) of Ramadan on behalf of a dead person?

The Fitr Zakah of Ramadhaan isn`t due on one who had passed away before the sunset of the last day of Ramadan. And Allah Knows Best.

What is the ruling on someone who possesses gold with the intention of saving/hoarding it, and owns nothing else — is he obligated to sell a portion of it in order to pay the zakāh due on it?

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Zakāh becomes immediately obligatory on cash, and likewise on gold — that which is not designated for a woman's personal adornment— once both reach the niṣāb (minimum threshold liable for zakah) and a full ḥawl (lunar year) has passed over them. It is not permissible to delay payment when it is genuinely possible to pay — meaning, when the wealth and the eligible recipients are both available. It is stated in Mughnī al-Muḥtāj (Vol.2/p.129): "Zakāh is obligatory immediately once it becomes feasible to pay it, meaning when the wealth and the eligible recipients are both present."
The one paying zakāh must discharge the obligatory zakāh due on saved (hoarded) gold either from the gold itself, or from its equivalent monetary value, in the event that no other funds are available — since paying from the gold itself is the original default (al-aṣl). It becomes permissible to pay from other funds instead only because zakāh is built upon the principle of ease and leniency, as stated in Asnā al-Maṭālib (Vol.1/p.366): "When a full ḥawl has elapsed on wealth other than trade goods... zakāh attaches to the actual asset itself (al-‘ayn), and the poor effectively become partners in it — even, for example, [becoming partners] in camels through the value of a sheep [owed as zakāh on them]... Paying from other wealth is permitted only because zakāh is built upon the principle of ease and leniency."
Accordingly: the one paying zakāh must discharge it either from the actual saved gold itself, or by selling a portion of the gold equal to the amount of zakāh owed. He may also borrow money to pay the zakāh, or pay the zakāh in installments before the ḥawl is complete [as an advance payment]. And Allah, the Exalted, knows best.

Is it permissible for the wife to give the Zakah (obligatory charity) of her money to her poor husband?

Yes, it is permissible for the wife to give from the Zakah of her money to her poor husband. And Allah Knows Best.

Is the niṣāb calculated based on the price of 21-karat gold, or 24-karat gold?

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Zakāh is obligatory on cash and on gold designated for saving or for trade, provided the total reaches the niṣāb (minimum threshold liable for zakah), and a full ḥawl (lunar year) has elapsed over it. The niṣāb is (85) grams of 24-karat gold; for 21-karat gold, the niṣāb equals (97) grams; and for 18-karat gold, it equals (113) grams.
The relied-upon position is to calculate the zakāh based on the buying price [i.e., the price the gold merchant would pay the owner to purchase the gold from him] on the day the zakāh obligation is due.
The one paying zakāh may assess/calculate the niṣāb using any of the aforementioned gold karats [i.e., he may choose whichever karat standard he wishes for the purpose of the calculation]. And Allah, the Exalted, knows best.

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