Is zakah obligatory on an inheritance before it is received?
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The questioner:
I have a sum of money that I inherited from my father, O Shaykh. The division of the inheritance took place, but there was a dispute among the heirs, and the division was delayed for about three years. I have now received the amount, meaning her share. I do not know if she owes zakah for the three years that have passed, or is it not required until a lunar year has passed over the amount I have now received? Listen to the answer.
The Shaykh:
Yes, that is correct. If you have received it, you pay zakah on it if a lunar year has passed since its receipt. As for the time that has passed while she had not received it, she owes no zakah on it because she was not able to take possession of it.
The questioner:
Even if the zakah was not paid, meaning by all the heirs, meaning.
The Shaykh:
She was not able to take possession of it. May Allah guide you.
I have a sum of money that I inherited from my father, O Shaykh. The division of the inheritance took place, but there was a dispute among the heirs, and the division was delayed for about three years. I have now received the amount, meaning her share. I do not know if she owes zakah for the three years that have passed, or is it not required until a lunar year has passed over the amount I have now received? Listen to the answer.
The Shaykh:
Yes, that is correct. If you have received it, you pay zakah on it if a lunar year has passed since its receipt. As for the time that has passed while she had not received it, she owes no zakah on it because she was not able to take possession of it.
The questioner:
Even if the zakah was not paid, meaning by all the heirs, meaning.
The Shaykh:
She was not able to take possession of it. May Allah guide you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5350] هل تجب الزكاة على الإرث قبل استلامه؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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