Is zakah obligatory on saved money if a lunar year has passed over it?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If I have a saved amount, is it obligatory to pay zakah on it if a lunar year has passed over it?
Answer:
Yes, any money that reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) and a lunar year has passed over it requires zakah, whether he intends it for marriage, or intends it to buy something, or intends it to build a house. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If I have a saved amount, is it obligatory to pay zakah on it if a lunar year has passed over it?
Answer:
Yes, any money that reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) and a lunar year has passed over it requires zakah, whether he intends it for marriage, or intends it to buy something, or intends it to build a house. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 286- هل تجب الزكاة على المال المدّخَر إذا حال عليه الحول؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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