How is the zakah of a debt calculated after it is received?
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Question:
He says: What is the ruling on a debt that is difficult to collect? How is its zakah performed once it is obtained?
Answer:
A debt owed by a bankrupt person or by one who delays payment, where you do not know whether you will receive it or not, has the ruling of lost money. However, if it comes and you receive it, you pay zakah on it for one year only, the year of receipt. Yes.
He says: What is the ruling on a debt that is difficult to collect? How is its zakah performed once it is obtained?
Answer:
A debt owed by a bankrupt person or by one who delays payment, where you do not know whether you will receive it or not, has the ruling of lost money. However, if it comes and you receive it, you pay zakah on it for one year only, the year of receipt. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف تكون زكاة الدَّين بعد قبضه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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