Zakat on capital invested in bonds

By |2023-03-27T09:02:58+00:00September 1st, 2020|Fatwas, Zakat for financial institution and investors|

Is zakat payable on the capital invested in a bond certificate, or on its market price on the day zakat is due? Even if conventional bonds are considered as haram (impermissible), zakat will be due on the capital amount invested in them, and not the interest received. Since they are considered as a loan, the [...]