Zakah on a debt owed by an insolvent debtor
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Question:
He says: Shaykh, if I have a debt owed to me by someone who is unable to pay, is it permissible for me to give my zakah before I receive this debt, such that if I receive it after five years or more, I do not have to pay zakah on it again?
Answer:
A debt owed by an insolvent person, where you do not know whether you will receive it or not, has no zakah due on it until you receive it. Once you receive it, you pay zakah on it for one year only. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with the best reward for us and for the Muslim community.
He says: Shaykh, if I have a debt owed to me by someone who is unable to pay, is it permissible for me to give my zakah before I receive this debt, such that if I receive it after five years or more, I do not have to pay zakah on it again?
Answer:
A debt owed by an insolvent person, where you do not know whether you will receive it or not, has no zakah due on it until you receive it. Once you receive it, you pay zakah on it for one year only. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with the best reward for us and for the Muslim community.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (089) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-05-06] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (32:56)
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