The Ruling on the Zakah of Money Owed by Another
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The listener Abu Hamid says: I have been working with a person for more than two years and I have not received my wages. Every year we settle accounts and he tells me, "I have this amount for you." Is zakah obligatory on me for this money that is in his debt and which I have not received, or is its zakah on him?
The Shaykh:
Each of you pays the zakah on what he owes, so you pay the zakah on the right that is yours, and he pays the zakah on the right that is his. Yes.
The questioner:
Even if he has not received it.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if a lunar year has passed over it, he pays its zakah. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The listener Abu Hamid says: I have been working with a person for more than two years and I have not received my wages. Every year we settle accounts and he tells me, "I have this amount for you." Is zakah obligatory on me for this money that is in his debt and which I have not received, or is its zakah on him?
The Shaykh:
Each of you pays the zakah on what he owes, so you pay the zakah on the right that is yours, and he pays the zakah on the right that is his. Yes.
The questioner:
Even if he has not received it.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if a lunar year has passed over it, he pays its zakah. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7500 — youtube.com (17:59)
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