The Ruling on the Zakah of Money Saved for Marriage

Question:
I say, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah hasten your success. When I receive my monthly salary, I put it in the house. It is currently twenty thousand riyals, and I intend to save this amount to use for my marriage and to buy everything I need for the marriage. Is there zakah on this amount? What is the amount? And is there a sin on me if I do not pay zakah on this amount while I am ignorant of the ruling?

Answer:
Zakah is obligatory. If you have an amount that reaches the nisab (the minimum threshold for zakah) or more, and a lunar year has passed over it, then zakah is obligatory on it, whether you intend it for marriage, building, repairing a car, or anything else. The important thing is that if you have money reaching the nisab or more, and a lunar year has passed over it, then zakah is obligatory on it, which is one-quarter of one-tenth. This applies to one-quarter of one-tenth for the years that have passed while you have been calculating it and paying its zakah.