His wealth was lost before he paid the zakah on it; what is obligatory for him?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I had wealth that reached the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) and a lunar year had passed over it. I was required to pay its zakah, but Allah the Exalted decreed that I lost that wealth. Is anything required of me?
Answer:
If you lost it before the lunar year was completed, then there is nothing due. However, if the lunar year had passed over it while it reached the nisab, and you delayed in paying the zakah, then it remains a debt in your liability, even if the money is lost. If it is lost after the completion of the lunar year, the zakah becomes a fixed debt in your liability, and you must pay it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I had wealth that reached the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) and a lunar year had passed over it. I was required to pay its zakah, but Allah the Exalted decreed that I lost that wealth. Is anything required of me?
Answer:
If you lost it before the lunar year was completed, then there is nothing due. However, if the lunar year had passed over it while it reached the nisab, and you delayed in paying the zakah, then it remains a debt in your liability, even if the money is lost. If it is lost after the completion of the lunar year, the zakah becomes a fixed debt in your liability, and you must pay it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1265 -2802] ضاع ماله قبل أن يخرج زكاة ماله، ماذا يجب عليه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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