The wage in the past does not require zakah because it is not stable, so how did he contradict the Shaykh al-Islam in this issue?
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The questioner : ... We said that the wage in the past does not require zakah because it is not stable.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is zakah in it if he receives it, because after receiving it, its stability becomes clear and it is established, so it is like the fruit. However, the well-known view in the madhhab is the opposite of that; the well-known view is that the completion of the year is necessary. Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : ....
The Shaykh : For example, you sold a house for one hundred thousand, right?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Over ten years, why?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Ah, if we say it is not obligatory, what is the need to waive it from him? But if we say that zakah is obligatory on the debt of the insolvent person and we waive the amount of zakah from this insolvent person, the madhhab says this is not permissible, because waiving the insolvent person from zakah is not permissible. However, Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) chose that if we say it is obligatory on the debt of the insolvent person and we waive from this insolvent person the amount of zakah on the debt in his liability, there is no harm in it, because this is a form of support, and this is a correct opinion. Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : So what?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is like the blood money for the poor person.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It does not occupy you, whether it is a little or a lot.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Of course, the one who is not going to sell land for one hundred thousand will sell it for ten thousand, he is not...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The value is not even worth ten thousand.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not even worth ten thousand.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not necessary, because no one is going to sell for one hundred thousand for ten thousand, but some people say, if they give me ten thousand... if for one hundred thousand he sells and we profit... and Allah provides for us, but no... that is enough... O Hajjaj? I seek refuge in Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is zakah in it if he receives it, because after receiving it, its stability becomes clear and it is established, so it is like the fruit. However, the well-known view in the madhhab is the opposite of that; the well-known view is that the completion of the year is necessary. Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : ....
The Shaykh : For example, you sold a house for one hundred thousand, right?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Over ten years, why?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Ah, if we say it is not obligatory, what is the need to waive it from him? But if we say that zakah is obligatory on the debt of the insolvent person and we waive the amount of zakah from this insolvent person, the madhhab says this is not permissible, because waiving the insolvent person from zakah is not permissible. However, Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) chose that if we say it is obligatory on the debt of the insolvent person and we waive from this insolvent person the amount of zakah on the debt in his liability, there is no harm in it, because this is a form of support, and this is a correct opinion. Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : So what?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is like the blood money for the poor person.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It does not occupy you, whether it is a little or a lot.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Of course, the one who is not going to sell land for one hundred thousand will sell it for ten thousand, he is not...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The value is not even worth ten thousand.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not even worth ten thousand.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not necessary, because no one is going to sell for one hundred thousand for ten thousand, but some people say, if they give me ten thousand... if for one hundred thousand he sells and we profit... and Allah provides for us, but no... that is enough... O Hajjaj? I seek refuge in Allah.