Zakah on a salary saved in the bank
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Regarding my salary that I save in the bank, is zakah due on it? And when do I calculate the zakah if I leave it there for one or two years?
Answer:
If the lunar year has passed, you pay zakah on the balance in the bank. You count it and determine its amount, and you give one-fourth of a tenth every year. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Regarding my salary that I save in the bank, is zakah due on it? And when do I calculate the zakah if I leave it there for one or two years?
Answer:
If the lunar year has passed, you pay zakah on the balance in the bank. You count it and determine its amount, and you give one-fourth of a tenth every year. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (088) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-04-29] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (16:17)
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