He gave from his zakah to a man who owed him a debt, but he had given up hope of recovering it. Is this zakah valid?
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The questioner : Well, my Shaykh, regarding the issue of debt, may Allah reward you. It is a dead debt, meaning I was convinced that this debt was dead, and I gave charity and paid zakah from this money...
The Shaykh : It is obligatory to fulfill it on the day Allah revives it.
The questioner : I started paying zakah from this same money. For example, suppose I have ten thousand dinars, so I paid the zakah to the owner of this dead debt. Then life returned to him. What is the status of the zakah I paid to this same person?
The Shaykh : I think I answered you in cash, did I or not? I say that the zakah became obligatory on the day Allah revives it. Is that clear?
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory to fulfill it on the day Allah revives it.
The questioner : I started paying zakah from this same money. For example, suppose I have ten thousand dinars, so I paid the zakah to the owner of this dead debt. Then life returned to him. What is the status of the zakah I paid to this same person?
The Shaykh : I think I answered you in cash, did I or not? I say that the zakah became obligatory on the day Allah revives it. Is that clear?
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
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