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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Zakah on a debt owed by a wealthy debtor who delays payment

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Question:
Does the wealthy debtor who delays payment pay zakah on the money he has, or does he not?

Answer:
The one who has a debt owed by a wealthy debtor who delays payment does not pay zakah on it until he receives it from him. Once he receives it from him, he pays zakah on it for one year.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/077 — archive.org (10:57)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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