Religion and Zakah When the Lunar Year Has Completed
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Question:
This questioner says: He has a debt, and he has wealth upon which zakah is obligatory. Does he give the creditors their rights first, or does he pay the zakah?
Answer:
If the lunar year has completed and he has wealth for which the year has passed, and he has not paid off the debt from it before the year completed, he pays zakah on the wealth he has. As for if he pays off the debt before the lunar year completes, in that case, he owes no zakah on what he paid off. He pays it off and pays zakah on the remainder; he pays zakah on what remains with him, if anything remains. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner says: He has a debt, and he has wealth upon which zakah is obligatory. Does he give the creditors their rights first, or does he pay the zakah?
Answer:
If the lunar year has completed and he has wealth for which the year has passed, and he has not paid off the debt from it before the year completed, he pays zakah on the wealth he has. As for if he pays off the debt before the lunar year completes, in that case, he owes no zakah on what he paid off. He pays it off and pays zakah on the remainder; he pays zakah on what remains with him, if anything remains. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-003-اجتماع الكلمة وأثره في دفع الفتن|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:19:48)
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