Zakah on wealth for one who has a debt
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Question:
The questioner asks: If one has a debt, does he pay zakah or settle his debt?
Answer:
If the lunar year has passed and he has wealth in his possession for which the lunar year has passed, he pays zakah on it due to the generality of the evidence. If he had a debt, and he had settled the debt before the lunar year was completed, he would not owe zakah. But if the lunar year is completed, zakah becomes obligatory on it. Yes.
The questioner asks: If one has a debt, does he pay zakah or settle his debt?
Answer:
If the lunar year has passed and he has wealth in his possession for which the lunar year has passed, he pays zakah on it due to the generality of the evidence. If he had a debt, and he had settled the debt before the lunar year was completed, he would not owe zakah. But if the lunar year is completed, zakah becomes obligatory on it. Yes.
Source
كلمات رمضانية 04-09-1432هـ — alfawzan.live (23:35)
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