The zakah on land held for trade if no money is available when the obligation falls due
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I have land worth three hundred thousand riyals that I set aside for trade. Then, when the lunar year passes and the time for its zakah arrives, I do not have the amount of zakah that is obligatory. What should I do?
The Shaykh:
The zakah is a debt in your liability. If it becomes obligatory upon you and you have nothing, it remains a debt in your liability if you are able, and then you pay it. Yes.
The questioner:
And if I intend to pay the amount little by little to the poor, is my liability cleared?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if this is within your capacity. You cannot pay it all at once, but you pay it out little by little; there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I have land worth three hundred thousand riyals that I set aside for trade. Then, when the lunar year passes and the time for its zakah arrives, I do not have the amount of zakah that is obligatory. What should I do?
The Shaykh:
The zakah is a debt in your liability. If it becomes obligatory upon you and you have nothing, it remains a debt in your liability if you are able, and then you pay it. Yes.
The questioner:
And if I intend to pay the amount little by little to the poor, is my liability cleared?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if this is within your capacity. You cannot pay it all at once, but you pay it out little by little; there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 034 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الزكاة / زكاة الفطر / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:13:11)
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