Is there zakah on a salary?
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The questioner : Regarding the zakah of one's livelihood, how does a person calculate it if he receives two thousand Saudi riyals every month? Does he pay zakah every month, or after a year?
The Shaykh : Does he spend what he receives, or does he keep it?
The questioner : He does not keep some of it.
The Shaykh : He keeps it. For example, if it is Ramadan, he calculates everything he has and pays its zakah.
The questioner : And if it is the end of every month, then...
The Shaykh : Yes, even if it is the last amount, for your sake, to make it easier for you.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : It is easier, because if you consider every month as a lunar year, it is difficult for you to calculate it.
The questioner : Correct, may Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. May Allah welcome you.
The Shaykh : Does he spend what he receives, or does he keep it?
The questioner : He does not keep some of it.
The Shaykh : He keeps it. For example, if it is Ramadan, he calculates everything he has and pays its zakah.
The questioner : And if it is the end of every month, then...
The Shaykh : Yes, even if it is the last amount, for your sake, to make it easier for you.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : It is easier, because if you consider every month as a lunar year, it is difficult for you to calculate it.
The questioner : Correct, may Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. May Allah welcome you.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 844- هل على الراتب زكاة؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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