Zakah on debts owed by debtors
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Question:
The brother Abu 'Ali from al-Kharj asks about the zakah of debts. He says: We have sums of money with people, and they are benevolent loans. It has been many years, and they are trustworthy, but their financial situation is poor. Do I pay zakah on them?
Answer:
Yes, you pay zakah on them every year. You pay zakah on them every year, because it is your money in their hands, and zakah is obligatory on it every year. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
The brother Abu 'Ali from al-Kharj asks about the zakah of debts. He says: We have sums of money with people, and they are benevolent loans. It has been many years, and they are trustworthy, but their financial situation is poor. Do I pay zakah on them?
Answer:
Yes, you pay zakah on them every year. You pay zakah on them every year, because it is your money in their hands, and zakah is obligatory on it every year. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7508 — youtube.com (9:04)
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