Zakah on money saved for marriage
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Question:
The questioner says: I am a young man who am saving money for marriage from bonuses and from what others give me, and my situation is very modest. Is there zakah on this money? And am I also eligible to receive zakah?
Answer:
Yes, if this money reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) and a lunar year has passed over it, zakah becomes obligatory on it for whatever purpose you intend to use it for, whether for marriage, building a residence, or otherwise. So for whatever purpose you save it for a future need, there is zakah on it, because zakah is a right in this money, and since the conditions are met, you are required to pay it. As for your eligibility to receive zakah, if you are among the poor, then you are among those entitled to zakah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and may Allah bless you.
The questioner says: I am a young man who am saving money for marriage from bonuses and from what others give me, and my situation is very modest. Is there zakah on this money? And am I also eligible to receive zakah?
Answer:
Yes, if this money reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) and a lunar year has passed over it, zakah becomes obligatory on it for whatever purpose you intend to use it for, whether for marriage, building a residence, or otherwise. So for whatever purpose you save it for a future need, there is zakah on it, because zakah is a right in this money, and since the conditions are met, you are required to pay it. As for your eligibility to receive zakah, if you are among the poor, then you are among those entitled to zakah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and may Allah bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/261 — archive.org (11:13)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.