Assalamualaikum wr Wb mufti sb
- For calculating zakat for 22 kt gold, what rate should be used?
- The double asterisk shows gold rate to be considered for 24 kt scrap metal, and there’s another rate on top right column. Kindly explain the info graphic a bit for us.
- Someone was saying the other day that there’s no such thing as mehr Fatimi. Wanted to know some detail about that too please.
Jazakallah khairan
Bismillahi Ta’ala
Walaikum Assalam Warahmatullah,
- Only the actual gold content in the different karat gold is zakatable. Since now we can accurately determine the gold content, we will calculate the % of gold content in 22kt to count it for zakat. This has been discussed in our zakat workshop here:
- The spot rate in Gold and Silver is used to establish the Zakat Nisaab. This has been explained in my small clip here:
3. It is obvious that mahr was given in the marriage of Sayidatuna Fatima al-Zahra rd. So it is incorrect to say that there is no Mahr al-Fatimi. Nonetheless, This fatwa explains the calculation: https://fatwa.ca/could-you-please-explain-the-procedure-to-determine-the-mahr-for-marriage/ [footnotes 4,5,6 deal with the Mahr al-Fatimi]
Wallahu A’lam
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Faisal al-Mahmudi