The Zakah of a Debt Owed by the Poor
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Question:
The questioner says, may Allah preserve you, using the initials B. M. Al-Alkimi as a code for his name. He says: If a debt is owed by poor people and has remained outstanding for a period of time, is zakah due on it?
Answer:
If he fears that he will not be able to collect it due to their poverty or the debtor's delay, and he does not know whether it will come or not, there is no zakah on it until he receives it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says, may Allah preserve you, using the initials B. M. Al-Alkimi as a code for his name. He says: If a debt is owed by poor people and has remained outstanding for a period of time, is zakah due on it?
Answer:
If he fears that he will not be able to collect it due to their poverty or the debtor's delay, and he does not know whether it will come or not, there is no zakah on it until he receives it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/206 — archive.org (11:53)
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