Zakah on money saved for marriage
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Question:
He says: Regarding the young man who is saving money for marriage by working day and night, and his situation is moderate, and a lunar year has passed over this amount, is zakah due on it, and when does he pay it? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Yes, if a lunar year has passed over the amount and it reaches the nisab (minimum threshold) or more, then zakah is obligatory on it, whether you intended it for trade, or intended it to buy a commodity, or intended it for marriage, or for anything else. Yes.
He says: Regarding the young man who is saving money for marriage by working day and night, and his situation is moderate, and a lunar year has passed over this amount, is zakah due on it, and when does he pay it? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Yes, if a lunar year has passed over the amount and it reaches the nisab (minimum threshold) or more, then zakah is obligatory on it, whether you intended it for trade, or intended it to buy a commodity, or intended it for marriage, or for anything else. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/170 — archive.org (18:35)
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