Exemption from Debt in Zakah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I have a sum of money owed to me by a friend of mine, and the time for paying zakah has arrived. Is it permissible for me to leave the amount he owes as my zakah, or is it necessary for me to inform him that this amount is zakah?
Answer:
No, no, it is not permissible to waive a debt as zakah. Zakah must be paid; it must be paid. Allah the Exalted said: “And give zakah,” meaning pay it to those who are entitled to it. So waiving the debt is not sufficient. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I have a sum of money owed to me by a friend of mine, and the time for paying zakah has arrived. Is it permissible for me to leave the amount he owes as my zakah, or is it necessary for me to inform him that this amount is zakah?
Answer:
No, no, it is not permissible to waive a debt as zakah. Zakah must be paid; it must be paid. Allah the Exalted said: “And give zakah,” meaning pay it to those who are entitled to it. So waiving the debt is not sufficient. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 31 — archive.org (1:18:03)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.