Is there zakah on haram (forbidden) money?

Question:
This person is asking, saying: Is there zakah on haram (forbidden) money?

Answer:
My brother, haram (forbidden) money is something you must avoid. You do not possess haram (forbidden) money; it is not your money. Haram (forbidden) money is not wealth for a Muslim, and it is not permissible for him to possess it. If it is not his lawful wealth, then there is no zakah on it. He must get rid of all of it. He must get rid of all of it, repent to Allah, and place the haram (forbidden) money in a project to get rid of it, and never deal with it. We do not say that he takes it and pays zakah on it. No, it is not halal (lawful); it is not his wealth; he does not own it. A Muslim does not own haram (forbidden) money. Even if he happens to obtain some of it and repents to Allah, he gets rid of it by placing it in a general project that benefits the Muslims, and he does not receive any reward for it; he only gets rid of it. Yes.