How is zakah paid if the lunar year has passed and the wealth is in the possession of another, and then its owner receives it back after several months?

The questioner : A question from Iraq, Kuwait,

The Shaykh : A question, what is it?

The questioner : Iraq, Kuwait
Abu Layla : Iraq, Kuwait.

The Shaykh : Iraq, Kuwait, may Allah reward you, if Allah wills.

The questioner : Shaykh, regarding people who have wealth, and the lunar year for which zakah becomes obligatory has passed, for example in Ramadan, and Ramadan passed and they did not receive their money, then many months passed, such as six or seven months, and then they possessed their wealth or part of their wealth, how is the past period calculated? And if they received some of the wealth, do they pay the full zakah from this portion, or part of the zakah, or is the value of the period during which they did not possess their wealth not counted for zakah?

The Shaykh : I think your question, may Allah reward you, has many branches, so perhaps you should stop at each branch so I can answer you on it. First of all: it became obligatory to pay it in Ramadan, then the money was received after six months, or more, here your question is when is it paid?

The questioner : Is it paid?

The Shaykh : Or is it not paid?

The questioner : Is it paid for this lunar year that has passed?

The Shaykh : This is what we are discussing: that the lunar year ended with the entry of Ramadan, but he did not have money; the money came to him after months. So this is like any person who did not pay the zakah of his wealth for one year, two years, or three years, either for an excuse or without an excuse, but he is wealthy. So his conscience remains burdened such that it is obligatory for him, as soon as he possesses the wealth with which he can clear his conscience and purify his wealth, to immediately pay the zakah of the year that ended with the entry of Ramadan.