The Ruling on the Zakah of Money Gathered to Repay a Debt
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Question:
Salih, may Allah preserve you. The listener 'Umar ibn Ghani Kammara has two questions. In his first question he says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, I took a loan of approximately ten thousand riyals from one of my relatives two years ago. I have gathered seven thousand and I am still gathering to repay that debt. Is zakah obligatory on the amount mentioned, given that a lunar year has passed but the amount is not yet complete?
Answer:
Yes, as long as you have not handed it over to the man for whom you are saving it, it remains under your responsibility. So when a lunar year passes over it, you pay its zakah, because it is your property until you hand it over to the one entitled to it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
Salih, may Allah preserve you. The listener 'Umar ibn Ghani Kammara has two questions. In his first question he says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, I took a loan of approximately ten thousand riyals from one of my relatives two years ago. I have gathered seven thousand and I am still gathering to repay that debt. Is zakah obligatory on the amount mentioned, given that a lunar year has passed but the amount is not yet complete?
Answer:
Yes, as long as you have not handed it over to the man for whom you are saving it, it remains under your responsibility. So when a lunar year passes over it, you pay its zakah, because it is your property until you hand it over to the one entitled to it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7487 — youtube.com (1:56)
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