[ssiikmuz]

Is there a difference between madhab's as to when zakat should be given?

When do you hand your's out?

Do you give it to the Masjid to be divided and distributed?

Or do you personally give it to needy muslims that you know?

[encunnibriG]

When the amir decides to collect it.

[EvaQWmrm]

When the amir decides to collect it.

Is amir the same thing as an Imam?

[voodoosdv]

You can give you're zakah at any time of the year. Ramadan is the best time.

[Impariclainna]

You can give you're zakah at any time of the year. Ramadan is the best time.

At the mosque I attend. The only tome I hear people talking about Zakat is during Ramadan. Also, the mosque leadership hands out money to the needy member right after the end of Ramadan. So I assumed that zakat and Ramadan were tied together?

[pinawinekolad]

From what I understand, Zakat is payable on money/assets in your possession for one full Islamic year. Most people start their "accounts" from 1 Ramadhan because it is easy to keep track of when teh Gregorian calender is used on a normal basis nowadays.

[ivandiadser]

At the mosque I attend. The only tome I hear people talking about Zakat is during Ramadan. Also, the mosque leadership hands out money to the needy member right after the end of Ramadan. So I assumed that zakat and Ramadan were tied together?

Are you sure they are not talking about zakat al-Fitr? Because this type of Zakat is only paid during Ramadhan and obligatory to pay before Eid.

The normal zakah, however, can be paid at anytime of the year. Once you've paid it, keep track of the Islamic year, and when a full Islamic year has passed pay it again. Keep consistent.

Bro, it would be helpful to choose a madhab by now. The 4 madhabs have different rulings on the fiqh of zakah. I would give you the Hanafi fiqh here, but I dont want to push you into a madhab.

Ps: Zakah is only paid on savings, not all the money you have.

[penpizdes]

Are you sure they are not talking about zakat al-Fitr? Because this type of Zakat is only paid during Ramadhan and obligatory to pay before Eid.

The normal zakah, however, can be paid at anytime of the year. Once you've paid it, keep track of the Islamic year, and when a full Islamic year has passed pay it again. Keep consistent.

Ps: Zakah is only paid on savings, not all the money you have.

Sorry for the confusion.

Yes, I was talking about Zakat al Fitr.

Personally. I don't keep track of zakat money that I give throughout the year.

But I give out 2.5% of what I have in savings between the the end of Ramadan and before Eid.

Correct??

[hrthwhr]

Bro, it would be helpful to choose a madhab by now. The 4 madhabs have different rulings on the fiqh of zakah. I would give you the Hanafi fiqh here, but I dont want to push you into a madhab.

I have traveled quite a lot since I accepted Islam. I once counted up that I have done salat or jummah in 70 different mosques in at least a dozen states.

Not one time have I ever been asked what madhab do I follow or subscribe to except here on SF.

So I figured that it's no big deal.

To me it's like cultural baggage that people from various countries carry around.

And seems more divisive than something that unites the ummah.

[libertiespana]

I have traveled quite a lot since I accepted Islam. I once counted up that I have done salat or jummah in 70 different mosques in at least a dozen states.

Not one time have I ever been asked what madhab do I follow or subscribe to except here on SF.

So I figured that it's no big deal.

To me it's like cultural baggage that people from various countries carry around.

And seems more divisive than something that unites the ummah.

Not really cultural baggage - there's plenty in there when it comes to rulings regarding everything. How do you know how many rakat to pray, what you read in the prayers themselves, etc.. By different folks/societies following different madhabs Alhamdulillah most/all of the practices of Rasulullah are preserved.
"A madhab is not like a jail, but it's also not a shopping center where you pick and choose from the easiest" in the words of one scholar who recently gave a talk on the subject in our masjid.

I am no scholar but following one of the four madhab gives you structure. If you do certain things a certain way because someone has told you, you're following a madhab without realizing it.

[Saad Khan]

Sorry for the confusion.

Yes, I was talking about Zakat al Fitr.

Personally. I don't keep track of zakat money that I give throughout the year.

But I give out 2.5% of what I have in savings between the the end of Ramadan and before Eid.

Correct??

Ok, so this 2.5% you give is your normal Zakah. Since you pay it Ramadhan, you should keep it consistent and pay it again a year later in Ramadhan. This type of Zakah must be paid yearly. This is correct.

[BqTyG9eS]

I have traveled quite a lot since I accepted Islam. I once counted up that I have done salat or jummah in 70 different mosques in at least a dozen states.

Not one time have I ever been asked what madhab do I follow or subscribe to except here on SF.

So I figured that it's no big deal.

To me it's like cultural baggage that people from various countries carry around.

And seems more divisive than something that unites the ummah.

Madhaib are not cultural baggage at all. Quite the opposite actually. Madhaib present you with the most authentic of Islam. Brother, I dont want to push you, but I strongly advise that you do some studying and pick a madhab according to your studies. Its best to have a madhab because then you can have set rules and fiqh to follow. Zakah for example is different in every madhab. There are many fiqhi issues that come with zakah, how will you deal with these without picking a madhab? When people dont follow a madhab, they start picking and choosing in different rulings, this leads to following the nafs, and following the nafs leads to hellfire. Following a madhab is the best way to go.

What is the most prominent madhab in your area where you live?