If an employee saves money monthly and it reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed, is zakah due on it, given that he is saving it to help himself or to buy land or something similar?
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : If an employee saves money monthly from his salary and a lunar year has passed and it has reached the nisab, is zakah due on it, given that he is saving it to help himself or to buy land or something similar?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person saves money to get married with it, or to buy land on which to build a residence, or something similar, then it is obligatory for him to pay its zakah if a lunar year has passed. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person saves money to get married with it, or to buy land on which to build a residence, or something similar, then it is obligatory for him to pay its zakah if a lunar year has passed. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.