The zakah on money owned before it is handed over
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Question:
With this clarification. The brother questioner says: I bought a piece of land for two hundred thousand riyals, and when I wanted to hand over the amount to the seller, he told me to wait until we complete the sale procedures. About a month remains before the lunar year of possession for this amount is completed. So, on whom does the zakah of this amount fall if the year is completed?
Answer:
Its zakah is on its owner, on the one who possesses it until he hands it over to the other. As long as he has not handed it over to the second party, it is his property, and its zakah is his responsibility. Yes.
With this clarification. The brother questioner says: I bought a piece of land for two hundred thousand riyals, and when I wanted to hand over the amount to the seller, he told me to wait until we complete the sale procedures. About a month remains before the lunar year of possession for this amount is completed. So, on whom does the zakah of this amount fall if the year is completed?
Answer:
Its zakah is on its owner, on the one who possesses it until he hands it over to the other. As long as he has not handed it over to the second party, it is his property, and its zakah is his responsibility. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/292 — archive.org (4:17)
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