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When is zakah obligatory on a saved salary?

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Question:
The questioner says: I have just been employed and I am depositing my salary in the bank. Is zakah due on the salary?

Answer:
Yes, if a lunar year has passed over it and it has reached the nisab (minimum threshold) or more, then zakah is obligatory on it at the rate of one-quarter of one-tenth. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5427] متى تجب الزكاة على الراتب المُدَّخَر؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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