The zakah of a loan that is delayed in repayment when it is received
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I lent a delinquent person a sum of money, and after years I recovered it. Do I pay zakah on my money immediately upon receiving it, or do I hold it until a lunar year has passed over it?
Answer:
You pay zakah on it when you receive it for one year. As for the past years, there is no zakah on it, because you do not know whether you will recover it or not.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I lent a delinquent person a sum of money, and after years I recovered it. Do I pay zakah on my money immediately upon receiving it, or do I hold it until a lunar year has passed over it?
Answer:
You pay zakah on it when you receive it for one year. As for the past years, there is no zakah on it, because you do not know whether you will recover it or not.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 032 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الزكاة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:00)
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