The ruling on the condition of the stability of wealth in zakah
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The questioner:
Is the stability of wealth a condition?
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
Is the stability of wealth a condition in zakah?
The Shaykh:
Stability.
The questioner:
Yes, indeed. Your statement that Allah requires the stability of wealth is correct; therefore, it is not obligatory on a debt owed by a mukatab (a slave in a contract of manumission), nor is it obligatory on the proceeds of a lease.
The Shaykh:
The scholars have mentioned this. A debt owed by a mukatab may be dropped because it is not stable; he may become unable to pay, and the debt is dropped. The point is that the debt must be owed by a solvent person. If it is owed by an insolvent person or a mukatab whose debt might be dropped, there is no zakah on it. The debt must be firmly established on a solvent person, not on an insolvent one. The same applies to the proceeds of a lease.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
And the same applies to the distribution if it is in the debt of an indigent person who may not be able to pay it.
The questioner:
But if the money is delivered
Is the stability of wealth a condition?
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
Is the stability of wealth a condition in zakah?
The Shaykh:
Stability.
The questioner:
Yes, indeed. Your statement that Allah requires the stability of wealth is correct; therefore, it is not obligatory on a debt owed by a mukatab (a slave in a contract of manumission), nor is it obligatory on the proceeds of a lease.
The Shaykh:
The scholars have mentioned this. A debt owed by a mukatab may be dropped because it is not stable; he may become unable to pay, and the debt is dropped. The point is that the debt must be owed by a solvent person. If it is owed by an insolvent person or a mukatab whose debt might be dropped, there is no zakah on it. The debt must be firmly established on a solvent person, not on an insolvent one. The same applies to the proceeds of a lease.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
And the same applies to the distribution if it is in the debt of an indigent person who may not be able to pay it.
The questioner:
But if the money is delivered
Source
أجزاء من موطأ مالك، باب ما تجب فيه الزكاة — islamhouse.com (11:26)
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