Zakāh for Stocks, Shares, RRSPs and RESPs
Answered Shaykh Omar Subedār Question: Is Zakāh (mandatory charity) payable on stocks, shares, RRSPs, and RESPs? Answers: Please find the answers to your questions below: Stocks and Shares: If stocks/shares are purchased with the intention of actively trading them, then zakāh will be given on the market value of the shares. If however the stocks/shares…