Zakah on Debts Owed by Children
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The presenter:
Also with us from Ta'if is our brother Ibrahim. Peace be upon you, Ibrahim.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The presenter:
Could you just listen to me through the microphone, Ibrahim, and turn down the television?
The questioner:
Okay, I will listen through the microphone a little, but the problem is that I need to hear the answer.
The presenter:
Okay, okay, listen to us through the microphone, may Allah keep you safe. Please go ahead.
The questioner:
Hello, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
Upon you be peace, may Allah keep you in good.
The questioner:
May you be well every year, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
Please state your question, Ibrahim.
The questioner:
My question, may you live long, is about a man who sold cars to his sons—large trucks—and sold them to them without [payment]. Up to now, they have asked for the money for three years. Is the zakah on these monies that we have, or is it on them, or is it on them?
The Shaykh:
He must pay zakah on the assets he has in the debts of the debtors whenever the lunar year passes over them, and each one must pay zakah on the money in his own possession.
The questioner:
It is permissible for them to use it for marriage or a need like that.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he must pay zakah on the debts he is owed.
The questioner:
If it is the second son.
The Shaykh:
My brother, the zakah of a father is not permissible for his son. The zakah of a father is not permissible for his son, nor the reverse, nor the zakah of a son for his father.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Also with us from Ta'if is our brother Ibrahim. Peace be upon you, Ibrahim.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The presenter:
Could you just listen to me through the microphone, Ibrahim, and turn down the television?
The questioner:
Okay, I will listen through the microphone a little, but the problem is that I need to hear the answer.
The presenter:
Okay, okay, listen to us through the microphone, may Allah keep you safe. Please go ahead.
The questioner:
Hello, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
Upon you be peace, may Allah keep you in good.
The questioner:
May you be well every year, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
Please state your question, Ibrahim.
The questioner:
My question, may you live long, is about a man who sold cars to his sons—large trucks—and sold them to them without [payment]. Up to now, they have asked for the money for three years. Is the zakah on these monies that we have, or is it on them, or is it on them?
The Shaykh:
He must pay zakah on the assets he has in the debts of the debtors whenever the lunar year passes over them, and each one must pay zakah on the money in his own possession.
The questioner:
It is permissible for them to use it for marriage or a need like that.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he must pay zakah on the debts he is owed.
The questioner:
If it is the second son.
The Shaykh:
My brother, the zakah of a father is not permissible for his son. The zakah of a father is not permissible for his son, nor the reverse, nor the zakah of a son for his father.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 01 / فتاوى على الهواء - 01 01 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (13:59)
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