Is zakah obligatory on money saved for marriage?
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Question:
This questioner says: I have a sum of money that I have saved for marriage, for the expenses of marriage. Is zakah obligatory on it?
Answer:
Yes, zakah is obligatory on money that has been possessed for a lunar year, whether you intend it for trade, for expenses, or for marriage. The important thing is that it is money that reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) and a lunar year has passed over it; zakah is obligatory on it without regard to your intention regarding it. Yes.
This questioner says: I have a sum of money that I have saved for marriage, for the expenses of marriage. Is zakah obligatory on it?
Answer:
Yes, zakah is obligatory on money that has been possessed for a lunar year, whether you intend it for trade, for expenses, or for marriage. The important thing is that it is money that reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) and a lunar year has passed over it; zakah is obligatory on it without regard to your intention regarding it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجب الزكاة في المال المدخر للزواج؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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