The Ruling on the Zakah of a Debt That Has Been Collected
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The questioner:
It has zakah. Yes. I mean, may Allah reward you. The statement of Sulayman ibn Yasar is that if he has a debt, this is not considered with regard to the money he owes.
The Shaykh:
There is a distinction here. There is a distinction, yes.
The questioner:
Muwatta Malik 17:21،
The Shaykh:
Unless he has
It has zakah. Yes. I mean, may Allah reward you. The statement of Sulayman ibn Yasar is that if he has a debt, this is not considered with regard to the money he owes.
The Shaykh:
There is a distinction here. There is a distinction, yes.
The questioner:
If he has no ready money other than that which he has collected from his debt, and that does not reach a zakatable amount, then he does not have to pay any zakat.
وإن لم يكن له ناض غير الذي اقتضى من دينه، وكان الذي اقتضى من دينه لا تجب فيه الزكاة فلا زكاة عليه فيهThe Shaykh:
Unless he has
Source
أجزاء من موطأ مالك، باب زكاة أموال اليتامى والتجارة لهم فيها — islamhouse.com (13:48)
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