The Ruling on the Zakah of Accumulated Rights Owed by Others
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Question:
He says: Shaykh, I work for a private company, and my wages and salaries have accumulated with them. What is the ruling on the zakah of this money that is with them, given that if I asked them for the full amount, they would not pay it to me in one lump sum, but rather would pay it to me in installments?
Answer:
If you have rights owed to you by others
The presenter:
and you are able to take them whenever you ask for them, then you must pay zakah on them every year, because they are in the status of money in your hand. However, if this money is with people from whom you are unable to take it when you ask them, then you only pay zakah on what you actually receive from it. May Allah reward you with good.
He says: Shaykh, I work for a private company, and my wages and salaries have accumulated with them. What is the ruling on the zakah of this money that is with them, given that if I asked them for the full amount, they would not pay it to me in one lump sum, but rather would pay it to me in installments?
Answer:
If you have rights owed to you by others
The presenter:
and you are able to take them whenever you ask for them, then you must pay zakah on them every year, because they are in the status of money in your hand. However, if this money is with people from whom you are unable to take it when you ask them, then you only pay zakah on what you actually receive from it. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/142 — archive.org (13:55)
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