The Ruling on the Zakah of a Debt
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, Abu Naif from Jubail, please go ahead, and I hope the audio is clear. Please, Abu Naif. Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Peace. And Allah’s mercy and blessings. May I ask the Shaykh a question? Please go ahead. Long live you. I have money that I want to pay zakah on. Some of it is with me, and some is a debt owed to me by people. Do I pay zakah on the money that is with me, or on the money that is with me and the debt?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to pay zakah on all your money, both what is in your possession and what is in the hands of people, because it is your property, so you pay zakah on all of it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, Abu Naif from Jubail, please go ahead, and I hope the audio is clear. Please, Abu Naif. Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Peace. And Allah’s mercy and blessings. May I ask the Shaykh a question? Please go ahead. Long live you. I have money that I want to pay zakah on. Some of it is with me, and some is a debt owed to me by people. Do I pay zakah on the money that is with me, or on the money that is with me and the debt?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to pay zakah on all your money, both what is in your possession and what is in the hands of people, because it is your property, so you pay zakah on all of it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4290] حكم زكاة الدَّيْن - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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