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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Zakah for one who has a debt that its owner has not demanded

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a person has a debt, but the owner of the debt has not demanded it from him. Does he qualify for zakah?

Answer:
No, as long as it has not been demanded, he does not qualify for zakah. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 119 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الشهادات / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (38:49)

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