The ruling on waiving a debt owed by a debtor and counting it as zakah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This man says: I gave my zakah in the form of waiving a debt owed to me by my debtor, out of ignorance. Does the zakah count?
Answer:
No, the zakah is not valid. He has to pay the zakah. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nur 24:56] This is what he gave. He waived the debt owed to him by his debtor, perhaps because he saw that the debtor was unable to pay and had lost hope of receiving the debt, so he counted it as zakah. No, this is not valid. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This man says: I gave my zakah in the form of waiving a debt owed to me by my debtor, out of ignorance. Does the zakah count?
Answer:
No, the zakah is not valid. He has to pay the zakah. Allah the Exalted said:
And establish prayer and give zakah
وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم إسقاط الدين عن المدين واعتباره من الزكاة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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