Assalam-o-Alaikum

Yes, you can give zakat to your real sister or brother if he / she deserve it.

You can not give zakat to your parent, parents of your parents, your children and children of your children.

its not Muslim word ,u cannot hv it ......... but an urdu word .... its called, TOHFA

Islam teaches us if we make enough for our sustenance and have a lil more extra bugs, we can give this to the poor and the needy in order that they for whom the daily bread butter/dal roti is tough, they can benefit from it

its simple to calculate zakat if you live in the US like me then as per RTT news

http://www.rttnews.com/Content/Commodities.aspx?Id=1613400&SM=1

price of gold in US as of may 2011 is 1530 USD for 1 ounce , now as per the sunni system if ur wealth is worth 85 grams of gold or more then zakid is compulsory on you so in order to know who qualifies for zakat and who deserves it is done via gold by most as :

converting 1 ounce into grams , 1 ounce = 30 grams so the math would be something like :

1530usd ------ 30 gms

x usd--------85 gms

so x = 1530 *85/30 = 4335 so if u make more then 382 dollars of saving an year in America , 2.5 percent of ur annual saving has to go to zakat , so say of the 40000 dollars u saved 1000 dollars at the end of the year then ur zakat is :

(ur fixed assets + annual earnings saved)*2.5/100 = 25 so u are obliged to give this money to make ur money pak of the evil spiritually inshallah this benefits the seeker if any

salam walaikum WA rehmatuallah he WA barakatuhu

Read more: What does Islam teach us about Zakat

There are several studies regarding the effect of zakah o­n aggregate consumption. In brief, if o­ne adopts the proposition that the marginal propensity to consume of the poor is higher than that of the rich, the redistribution of income through zakah results in an increase in aggregate consumption of the whole society. In a society in which aggregate consumption is basically satisfied by domestic production, the increase in consumption therefore increases investment and output through the multiplier effect. This in turn increases employment, as well as the society's ability to provide revenues for the Government.22

The zakah transfer payment also influences the composition of aggregate consumption, bringing it towards those commodities that fulfill 'basic needs, since it increases demand for them. This also affects the composition of production due to the increase in demand for basic needs

commodities.

The increase in production also implies a subsequent increase in investment, which will be fulfilled through raising of the society to a higher level of output, income, consumption, and saving, (A survey of institution of Zakah" by Abu Al Hasan Sadiq)

yes of course so far you keep this gold as equivalent to money saving and not just for woman normal use.

no a wife cant give zakat or money of zakat to her husband under the masarif of zakat.

they were called the muhamed desendace.

If mosques are not available for Muslims with the convenient capacity, Muslims will not be affected as they still can pray even in open air around the mosques or in other open air spaces. However if food or medicine is not available for Muslims, Muslims will sure be strongly and negatively affected. What priorites do you think to pay zakat? Is it to pay zakat for one who is in urgent need for daily food, for medicine, or for making medical operation or to pay zakat for building a mosque or purchasing carpets for this mosque.

They have experienced what it is like not having enough food when they were fasting during the month of Ramadan.

Sure, you can.

Zakat is God right that you should pay. You should admit that you were sinful in not paying zakat in its due time, intend not to repeat this sin, repent and ask God forgiveness, and if you can backtrack your zakat and pay them accordingly then do it as soon as possible to gain God satisfaction and forgiveness.