Is zakah obligatory on the value of a debt for which a lunar year has passed?
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Question:
A man bought a car from me for twenty-five thousand riyals. He paid me fifteen thousand riyals, and ten thousand riyals remained due from him. Now, a lunar year has passed on the remaining amount. Do I have to pay its zakah or not?
Answer:
Without a doubt, it is obligatory for you to pay the zakah on the money remaining in the debtor's liability if a lunar year has passed on it, just as you pay zakah on the money in your possession.
A man bought a car from me for twenty-five thousand riyals. He paid me fifteen thousand riyals, and ten thousand riyals remained due from him. Now, a lunar year has passed on the remaining amount. Do I have to pay its zakah or not?
Answer:
Without a doubt, it is obligatory for you to pay the zakah on the money remaining in the debtor's liability if a lunar year has passed on it, just as you pay zakah on the money in your possession.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجب الزكاة في قيمة الدَّين الذي حال عليه الحول؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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