The Ruling on Zakah for One Who Is in Debt
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A man died and left behind ten thousand riyals, and a lunar year passed over them. Is zakah due on them, given that he had a debt of about fifteen thousand?
Yes, it is subject to zakah, because the correct view is that zakah is obligatory even for one who is in debt. So, first, two hundred and fifty riyals are paid as zakah on the ten thousand, and then the debt is repaid.
A man died and left behind ten thousand riyals, and a lunar year passed over them. Is zakah due on them, given that he had a debt of about fifteen thousand?
Yes, it is subject to zakah, because the correct view is that zakah is obligatory even for one who is in debt. So, first, two hundred and fifty riyals are paid as zakah on the ten thousand, and then the debt is repaid.