The Ruling on the Zakah of Gifted Money
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Question:
The questioner says: Is it obligatory for me to pay zakah on a sum of money I lent to a person? When I lent it to him, I intended to give it to him as charity, and now I have intended that even if he returns it, I will not accept it back. Is there any zakah on it?
Answer:
This has become a gift and has exited your ownership. How can you pay zakah on it when it has exited your ownership? You gave it to him as a debt, then you intended to release him from it and make it charity for him, and he is in possession of it. So it has exited your ownership, and there is no zakah on you with regard to it. Yes.
The questioner says: Is it obligatory for me to pay zakah on a sum of money I lent to a person? When I lent it to him, I intended to give it to him as charity, and now I have intended that even if he returns it, I will not accept it back. Is there any zakah on it?
Answer:
This has become a gift and has exited your ownership. How can you pay zakah on it when it has exited your ownership? You gave it to him as a debt, then you intended to release him from it and make it charity for him, and he is in possession of it. So it has exited your ownership, and there is no zakah on you with regard to it. Yes.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1431هـ - 07 — alfawzan.live (32:24)
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