Joe Bradford

Your 401(k) and Zakat: Why the Answers Don’t Agree You have a 401(k), you want to pay zakat correctly, and you ask three scholars. One tells you to pay on the full market value. Another says to deduct the penalties and taxes first. A third says you owe nothing until you can actually access the […]

Zakat on HSA, FSA, and Employer Benefit Accounts Employer-sponsored benefit accounts have become a standard feature of American compensation, and millions of Muslim workers hold assets in these vehicles. Whether zakat applies to a given account depends on whether the account holder possesses the kind of ownership the classical sources require before the obligation arises.

The Share, the Shoemaker, and the Structure of Zakat: A Response On why the CRI methodology is not a "70% haircut" but the only coherent application of classical Zakat principles to modern equity holdings. A recent open letter from an anonymous writer, addressed to myself, the Fiqh Council of North America, and the Shariyah Review

Addendum to the Share & the Shoemaker: The Mudarabah Precedent, Ottoman Codification, and the Consistency of the CRI Framework Since the publication of "The Share, the Shoemaker, and the Structure of Zakat," several responses have pressed the argument that publicly traded shares should be assessed for zakat at their full market value. The objections merit

The Hawl: Passing of One Lunar Year for Zakat Liability The passing of one lunar year is an oft cited condition of Zakah. Below how do we examine what this means, what it applies to, and some of the rulings that are related to it. I. The Threshold The obligation of Zakat on productive wealth

Zakat on Rental Property: Income, Value, and the Question of Timing The question of what zakat obligation attaches to rental property is one of the more misunderstood areas of practical zakat calculation, owing less to genuine dispute over the underlying principle than to the principle being routinely stated without the reasoning that makes it workable.

How We Calculate Zakat on Stocks Paying zakat on stocks is one of the most common sources of confusion in contemporary zakat practice — and one of the most consequential in dollar terms. Get the method wrong and you either overpay by a factor of three or underpay by ignoring the obligation entirely. This article

Nisab: Your Complete FAQ Nisab is the threshold below which you owe nothing. Get it wrong or misunderstand how it works and you either overpay for years or excuse yourself from an obligation that actually applies to you. This article covers every common question about nisab in plain terms. What Is Nisab? Nisab is the