| 1. Zakaah on usurped wealth http://islamqa.info/en/ref/129657 I have some land that I own with official papers, but another person used deceitful methods to prove that he has ownership of it, and our case is still before the courts. One full hijri year has passed; do I have to give zakaah on this land? Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: If your intention was to develop the land in order to live there or to rent it out, then there is no zakaah on this land because it does not come under the heading of trade goods. Please see the answer to question no. 129787 But if your intention was to deal in it, then the basic principle is that trade goods are subject to zakaah. So the value of this land should be worked out every time one hijri year has passed, then you should pay zakaah on it according to its market value. But because this land has been usurped and you are not able to dispose of it, there is no zakaah on it according to the more correct scholarly opinion. Ibn Qudaamah said in al-Kaafi: With regard to usurped property, lost property and debt owed to one who cannot get it off because the debtor is in difficulty or because he denies he owes anything or he keeps deferring the payment, there are two view on this issue… etc. Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There are two opinions in our madhhab. One view is that zakaah is due on it and it is obligatory, but he does not have to give it until he takes possession of it, whereupon he should give zakaah for the past period, even if it has gone on for ten years. The second opinion is that there is no zakaah due on that, because the wealth is not in his possession and he is not able to ask for it, and if he asks for it he will not be able to get it. This view is the correct one. End quote from ash-Sharh al-Kaafi. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Zakaah is not due on a debt for which repayment has been deferred, or the debtor is in difficulty or is unemployed or is denying that he owes anything, or on usurped or stolen property. This is the view of Abu Haneefah. End quote from al-Ikhtiyaaraat, p. 146 But to be on the safe side, if you regain possession of this land, you should pay zakaah for one year, even if it remained in the possession of the usurper for several years. For more information, please see the answer to question no. 125854 And Allah knows best. 2. He wants to do ghusl as prescribed in sharee'ah, using shampoo and soap http://islamqa.info/en/ref/181671 Is it permissible to start ghusl by cleaning oneself with soap and the like, then to do ghusl as prescribed in sharee'ah? Praise be to Allaah. Using shampoo and soap when doing ghusl as prescribed in sharee'ah, such as ghusl in the case of janaabah, is not obligatory; rather it is sufficient for the Muslim to pur water over his body so that it reaches every part of it, as we explained in the answer to question no. 163826. In the answer to question no. 83172 you will find a description of complete and acceptable ghusl. If a person wants to use shampoo and soap when doing his obligatory ghusl, there is nothing wrong with his washing his body with water and shampoo in order to clean it, then doing ghusl as prescribed in sharee'ah, with water only. There is nothing wrong either with him intending to do ghusl for janaabah with the water with which he is removing the shampoo and soap with which he has cleaned his body, so that he makes water reach his whole body only once, combining the two matters. Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: I did ghusl for janaabah using soap and shampoo; does this ghusl count for wudoo' too, if that was my intention? He replied: That will count for both if you intended both types of purification. But it is preferable to do wudoo' first, then to do ghusl, as the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did, because that is more complete. There is nothing wrong with using soap or shampoo or lotus leaves and the like in order to remove dirt. End quote from Fataawa ash-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 10/173 And Allah knows best. Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid Islam Q&A Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: "The noblest charity is that a Muslim acquires some knowledge (of the Deen) then imparts it to a brother Muslim." (Ibn Majah) Disclaimer: Sharing work by any author or any website does not mean the endorsement of all the other works / materials of the said author / website as authentic. | 
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