Is zakah obligatory on money saved for marriage?
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Question:
A questioner says: I have collected a sum of money as a bridal gift (mahr) for marriage, amounting to fifty thousand riyals, which will be available when the marriage is agreed upon. It has now been about a year since I held this amount. Is zakah due on it? Please note that the amount is not fixed; it increases and decreases.
Answer:
Please note that it is not fixed. Yes, if a lunar year (hawl) passes over coins that reach the minimum threshold (nisab), zakah becomes obligatory on them, whether you intend to use them for marriage or for any other purpose. If the lunar year completes while the coins are at the nisab or more, zakah is obligatory on them, including their increase and decrease, based on the amount present when the lunar year is completed. Yes.
A questioner says: I have collected a sum of money as a bridal gift (mahr) for marriage, amounting to fifty thousand riyals, which will be available when the marriage is agreed upon. It has now been about a year since I held this amount. Is zakah due on it? Please note that the amount is not fixed; it increases and decreases.
Answer:
Please note that it is not fixed. Yes, if a lunar year (hawl) passes over coins that reach the minimum threshold (nisab), zakah becomes obligatory on them, whether you intend to use them for marriage or for any other purpose. If the lunar year completes while the coins are at the nisab or more, zakah is obligatory on them, including their increase and decrease, based on the amount present when the lunar year is completed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [337] هل تجب الزكاة في مال مُدّخر للزواج؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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