The Ruling on the Zakah of a Debt Owed by Another
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
The questioner says: If I have a sum of money owed to me by another person for more than two years, is zakah obligatory on it?
Answer:
If the debtor you are claiming from is insolvent or delaying payment, and you do not know whether you will recover your right from him or not, then zakah is not obligatory on it until you receive it. Once you receive it, you pay zakah on it, because you do not know whether it will be returned or not; it is like lost money. However, if the debtor you are claiming from is wealthy and able to pay, and is not delaying, offering you the money whenever you ask for it, then it is like money in your possession; you pay zakah on it every year. Yes.
The questioner says: If I have a sum of money owed to me by another person for more than two years, is zakah obligatory on it?
Answer:
If the debtor you are claiming from is insolvent or delaying payment, and you do not know whether you will recover your right from him or not, then zakah is not obligatory on it until you receive it. Once you receive it, you pay zakah on it, because you do not know whether it will be returned or not; it is like lost money. However, if the debtor you are claiming from is wealthy and able to pay, and is not delaying, offering you the money whenever you ask for it, then it is like money in your possession; you pay zakah on it every year. Yes.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1429هـ - 01 — alfawzan.live (17:45)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.