The ruling on the zakah of one whose debt exceeds his wealth
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Question:
The listener Ahmad Sa'id from Abha says: Does one whose debt exceeds the wealth he has have to pay zakah, or not?
Answer:
He pays zakah as long as he owns wealth in which zakah is obligatory and a lunar year has passed over it; he pays it even if he has a debt. This is because the correct of the scholars' opinions is that zakah is obligatory on the wealth even if its owner has a debt, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not ask for details in this matter. Yes.
The listener Ahmad Sa'id from Abha says: Does one whose debt exceeds the wealth he has have to pay zakah, or not?
Answer:
He pays zakah as long as he owns wealth in which zakah is obligatory and a lunar year has passed over it; he pays it even if he has a debt. This is because the correct of the scholars' opinions is that zakah is obligatory on the wealth even if its owner has a debt, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not ask for details in this matter. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/268 — archive.org (17:03)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.