Is zakah obligatory on the debts owed to the person on whom zakah is obligatory?
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Question:
He says: I have money with people in the form of debts. Some of them pay monthly installments, and some delay payment. Is zakah due on these installments? And is the one who does not pay monthly considered a delayer?
Answer:
The debts you have with people, if their receipt and repayment from them is expected, are like the money in your hand; you pay zakah on them. As for the debts owed by delayers or those in financial difficulty, where you do not know whether they will come or not, whether you will obtain them or not, then zakah is not obligatory on them until you receive them. Once you receive them, you pay zakah on them for one year, the year of receipt. Yes.
He says: I have money with people in the form of debts. Some of them pay monthly installments, and some delay payment. Is zakah due on these installments? And is the one who does not pay monthly considered a delayer?
Answer:
The debts you have with people, if their receipt and repayment from them is expected, are like the money in your hand; you pay zakah on them. As for the debts owed by delayers or those in financial difficulty, where you do not know whether they will come or not, whether you will obtain them or not, then zakah is not obligatory on them until you receive them. Once you receive them, you pay zakah on them for one year, the year of receipt. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجب الزكاة على الديون التي لمن تجب عليه الزكاة عند الناس؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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