We are workers and we earn a great deal of money over two years or more, and we send some of it to our families. What is the ruling on its zakah?
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The questioner : We are workers, and by the grace of Allah, we earn a great deal of money in...
The Shaykh : We? We?
The questioner : We are workers.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And by the grace of Allah, we earn a great deal of money over two years or more, and we send some of this money to our families. How is the zakah calculated in a case like this?
The Shaykh : Yes. Zakah becomes obligatory upon you if what remains with you reaches the nisab (the minimum threshold for zakah) until the completion of the lunar year. If the money you obtain is spent before the completion of the lunar year, then there is no zakah due on it, because one of the conditions for the obligation of zakah is the completion of the lunar year. If the money is spent before the completion of the lunar year, or if it falls below the nisab before the completion of the lunar year, then there is no zakah in it. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener, M M from the village of al-Sahm, says.
The Shaykh : We? We?
The questioner : We are workers.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And by the grace of Allah, we earn a great deal of money over two years or more, and we send some of this money to our families. How is the zakah calculated in a case like this?
The Shaykh : Yes. Zakah becomes obligatory upon you if what remains with you reaches the nisab (the minimum threshold for zakah) until the completion of the lunar year. If the money you obtain is spent before the completion of the lunar year, then there is no zakah due on it, because one of the conditions for the obligation of zakah is the completion of the lunar year. If the money is spent before the completion of the lunar year, or if it falls below the nisab before the completion of the lunar year, then there is no zakah in it. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener, M M from the village of al-Sahm, says.