Zakah on a deferred debt that is not expected to be repaid
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Question:
Another questioner, 'Abd al-Basit from the Holy Makkah, says: What is the ruling on zakah for a deferred debt that is not expected to be repaid?
Answer:
If you do not expect it to be repaid, either because it is owed by someone who is unable to pay and you do not know if he will pay or not, or because it is owed by someone who is stalling and you are unable to collect your right from him, then there is no zakah on it until you receive it. Once you receive it, you pay zakah on it for one year, the year in which you received it. Yes.
Another questioner, 'Abd al-Basit from the Holy Makkah, says: What is the ruling on zakah for a deferred debt that is not expected to be repaid?
Answer:
If you do not expect it to be repaid, either because it is owed by someone who is unable to pay and you do not know if he will pay or not, or because it is owed by someone who is stalling and you are unable to collect your right from him, then there is no zakah on it until you receive it. Once you receive it, you pay zakah on it for one year, the year in which you received it. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 19-11-1434هـ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (32:50)
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