Zakah on a debt owed by one who is likely not to repay it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I lent a person money, and my intention was that if he repays it, I will take it from him, and if he does not repay it, I have forgiven him. It is more likely in my mind that he will not repay it. His question is: Is there zakah on this money?
Answer:
There is no zakah due on money owed by a bankrupt person or one who is unable to pay until you receive it. Before you receive it, no zakah is due on it, because you do not know whether you will obtain it or not.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I lent a person money, and my intention was that if he repays it, I will take it from him, and if he does not repay it, I have forgiven him. It is more likely in my mind that he will not repay it. His question is: Is there zakah on this money?
Answer:
There is no zakah due on money owed by a bankrupt person or one who is unable to pay until you receive it. Before you receive it, no zakah is due on it, because you do not know whether you will obtain it or not.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 18-01-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:02:33)
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