The zakah of money lent out that has not been returned to the lender
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Question:
This questioner says: If I have lent a sum of money to a number of people, and the lunar year has passed, and the amount is still with them and they have not returned it to me, is there any zakah due on this money?
Answer:
Yes, the default is that you owe zakah on this money, whether you have received it back or not, except if you have not received it back because of an obstacle on the part of the debtor, such as if he is unable to pay or if he is delaying payment and you do not know whether you will get your right from him or not. In that case, there is no zakah on it until you receive it, and then you pay zakah on it for one year only, which is the year of receipt. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: If I have lent a sum of money to a number of people, and the lunar year has passed, and the amount is still with them and they have not returned it to me, is there any zakah due on this money?
Answer:
Yes, the default is that you owe zakah on this money, whether you have received it back or not, except if you have not received it back because of an obstacle on the part of the debtor, such as if he is unable to pay or if he is delaying payment and you do not know whether you will get your right from him or not. In that case, there is no zakah on it until you receive it, and then you pay zakah on it for one year only, which is the year of receipt. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/225 — archive.org (7:20)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.