The Zakah of a Debt from the Creditor's Perspective
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Question:
Your Eminence, the questioner says: What is the ruling on the zakah of a debt from the creditor's perspective?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the owner of the debt to pay its zakah when a lunar year has passed, if the debtor is wealthy and willing to pay. He must pay the zakah. However, if the debtor is delaying payment and it is unknown whether he will pay or not, then the creditor only pays the zakah when he receives the money from the delinquent debtor. As for the one who is wealthy and willing to pay, if he demands it, he gets it; he pays the zakah on it because it is like the money in his hand. Yes.
Your Eminence, the questioner says: What is the ruling on the zakah of a debt from the creditor's perspective?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the owner of the debt to pay its zakah when a lunar year has passed, if the debtor is wealthy and willing to pay. He must pay the zakah. However, if the debtor is delaying payment and it is unknown whether he will pay or not, then the creditor only pays the zakah when he receives the money from the delinquent debtor. As for the one who is wealthy and willing to pay, if he demands it, he gets it; he pays the zakah on it because it is like the money in his hand. Yes.
Source
التفسير المفصّل، تفسير من سورة الحجرات إلى سورة الناس [40] — alfawzan.live (43:32)
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