The start of the lunar year for the zakah on a salary
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Question:
He says: Shaykh, I started working, but I did not receive my salary until after six months. So when does the lunar year (hawl) for my zakah begin? Is it from the time I received the salary? And when do I start calculating the zakah?
Answer:
You start calculating the zakah from the time you become entitled to the salary. If you become entitled to the salary, zakah becomes obligatory on it if the lunar year (hawl) has passed from the beginning of its entitlement to the employer. This is what is required, unless the employer is a stalling employer, and you do not know whether you will get your right from him or not. In that case, the lunar year (hawl) begins from your receipt of this salary. So if a lunar year (hawl) has passed since you received it and it is in your possession, you are required to pay its zakah. Yes.
He says: Shaykh, I started working, but I did not receive my salary until after six months. So when does the lunar year (hawl) for my zakah begin? Is it from the time I received the salary? And when do I start calculating the zakah?
Answer:
You start calculating the zakah from the time you become entitled to the salary. If you become entitled to the salary, zakah becomes obligatory on it if the lunar year (hawl) has passed from the beginning of its entitlement to the employer. This is what is required, unless the employer is a stalling employer, and you do not know whether you will get your right from him or not. In that case, the lunar year (hawl) begins from your receipt of this salary. So if a lunar year (hawl) has passed since you received it and it is in your possession, you are required to pay its zakah. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/267 — archive.org (7:38)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.