Zakah on a debt owed by an imprisoned debtor
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Question:
He says: I sold a person goods on monthly installments, and he did not pay what he owed, and a lunar year has passed. He is imprisoned for many debts. Is there zakah on this debt?
Answer:
If you are confident that you will receive the debt, you pay zakah on it. But if you do not know whether you will get this debt or not, you do not pay zakah on it until you receive it. Yes.
He says: I sold a person goods on monthly installments, and he did not pay what he owed, and a lunar year has passed. He is imprisoned for many debts. Is there zakah on this debt?
Answer:
If you are confident that you will receive the debt, you pay zakah on it. But if you do not know whether you will get this debt or not, you do not pay zakah on it until you receive it. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح بالطائف 12-07-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (33:25)
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