What are the rulings on extracting zakah from the debts owed to the zakah payer by people?
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Question:
This questioner says: I have a group of cars on installment plans with terms reaching up to four years, some of which are delayed past their due dates. How do I pay the zakah on these amounts that have no specific date for collection, given the different circumstances of people?
Answer:
In the case of zakah, one looks to the collection and to the completion of the lunar year. If the lunar year has passed on the contract you made, the zakah on the value of the cars becomes obligatory on you, even if they are in the debts of people. If a lunar year has passed on the sale contract, the zakah becomes obligatory on you regarding the debts in the hands of people, even if you have not collected them. Yes.
This questioner says: I have a group of cars on installment plans with terms reaching up to four years, some of which are delayed past their due dates. How do I pay the zakah on these amounts that have no specific date for collection, given the different circumstances of people?
Answer:
In the case of zakah, one looks to the collection and to the completion of the lunar year. If the lunar year has passed on the contract you made, the zakah on the value of the cars becomes obligatory on you, even if they are in the debts of people. If a lunar year has passed on the sale contract, the zakah becomes obligatory on you regarding the debts in the hands of people, even if you have not collected them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي أحكام استخراج الزكاة على الأموال التي للمزكي في ذمم الناس؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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