The zakah on a trust fund designated as a sister's mahr
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I have a trust in my possession that my father placed with me, amounting to one hundred thousand riyals. He said it is to be the mahr for your brother if he wishes to marry. More than a year has passed since then. Is there any zakah due on it?
Answer:
Yes, without a doubt. Whenever a lunar year has passed over it, you must pay its zakah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I have a trust in my possession that my father placed with me, amounting to one hundred thousand riyals. He said it is to be the mahr for your brother if he wishes to marry. More than a year has passed since then. Is there any zakah due on it?
Answer:
Yes, without a doubt. Whenever a lunar year has passed over it, you must pay its zakah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الصلح عن دم العمد بأكثر من الدية وأقل — islamhouse.com (1:00:13)
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