Zakah on a debt owed by an insolvent debtor
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person has a debt owed by an insolvent debtor who is not delaying payment, is zakah obligatory on it?
Answer:
It is obligatory on it once he receives it. As long as it remains in the liability of the insolvent debtor, it is not obligatory on it, because he does not know whether he will obtain it or not. So when he receives it, he pays zakah on it, yes, for one year.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person has a debt owed by an insolvent debtor who is not delaying payment, is zakah obligatory on it?
Answer:
It is obligatory on it once he receives it. As long as it remains in the liability of the insolvent debtor, it is not obligatory on it, because he does not know whether he will obtain it or not. So when he receives it, he pays zakah on it, yes, for one year.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب موجبات الغسل — islamhouse.com (1:03:51)
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