If one stole one hundred thousand riyals from a person and it remained for ten years, then he recovered it, does he pay zakah on all that has passed, or how?
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The Shaykh : The question asks: If a person stole one hundred thousand riyals from someone and it remained for ten years, then he recovered it, does he pay zakah on all that has passed, or pay zakah for one year, or start a new lunar year? What do you say? Pay zakah?
The questioner : He pays zakah for one year.
The Shaykh : This is one opinion, yes?
The questioner : ... a new lunar year, because ... .
The Shaykh : He starts a new lunar year; this is a second opinion as well. It was said that he pays zakah on all ten years, and that is the school's position: he pays zakah for all ten years. Now, if we ask: was he able to extract and recover it before the ten years were completed, or not? If he was able, then zakah is due on it from the time of his ability. If he was unable, then the correct view is that he pays zakah on it only once for the entire ten years.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Like a debt, yes?
The questioner : He pays zakah for one year.
The Shaykh : This is one opinion, yes?
The questioner : ... a new lunar year, because ... .
The Shaykh : He starts a new lunar year; this is a second opinion as well. It was said that he pays zakah on all ten years, and that is the school's position: he pays zakah for all ten years. Now, if we ask: was he able to extract and recover it before the ten years were completed, or not? If he was able, then zakah is due on it from the time of his ability. If he was unable, then the correct view is that he pays zakah on it only once for the entire ten years.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Like a debt, yes?