What is the ruling on a person upon whom a *bint makhad* (a one-year-old female camel) became obligatory in zakah, if one of them died after the completion of the lunar year? How does he discharge it?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... when the lunar year completed for him ... .
The Shaykh : Before the completion of the lunar year?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Has not the zakah become obligatory upon him? When the lunar year completed, the zakah of a *bint makhad* (a one-year-old female camel) became obligatory upon him.
The questioner : But ... .
The Shaykh : It is in his liability; he must definitely obtain a *bint makhad* (a one-year-old female camel).
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not obligatory in that sense; the important point is that the *bint makhad* (a one-year-old female camel) became obligatory upon him. When the lunar year completed, the zakah became obligatory. So if one died after the lunar year, a *bint makhad* (a one-year-old female camel) became obligatory upon him.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : A trust.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But it became obligatory before it was destroyed, so it became a debt in his liability.
The questioner : ... he is not liable for compensation.
The Shaykh : It is known, no, yes, but this zakah became obligatory in the liability now, so it is a debt upon him. Do you see, if all the lawful wealth he has is destroyed, does the zakah drop? No, it does not drop because it became obligatory. He was supposed to hasten, and delaying it is negligence. Yes, if he delayed without negligence, meaning, if he was unable to pay the zakah at the beginning and delayed it without negligence, it may be said that nothing is obligatory upon him.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... when the lunar year completed for him ... .
The Shaykh : Before the completion of the lunar year?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Has not the zakah become obligatory upon him? When the lunar year completed, the zakah of a *bint makhad* (a one-year-old female camel) became obligatory upon him.
The questioner : But ... .
The Shaykh : It is in his liability; he must definitely obtain a *bint makhad* (a one-year-old female camel).
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not obligatory in that sense; the important point is that the *bint makhad* (a one-year-old female camel) became obligatory upon him. When the lunar year completed, the zakah became obligatory. So if one died after the lunar year, a *bint makhad* (a one-year-old female camel) became obligatory upon him.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : A trust.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But it became obligatory before it was destroyed, so it became a debt in his liability.
The questioner : ... he is not liable for compensation.
The Shaykh : It is known, no, yes, but this zakah became obligatory in the liability now, so it is a debt upon him. Do you see, if all the lawful wealth he has is destroyed, does the zakah drop? No, it does not drop because it became obligatory. He was supposed to hasten, and delaying it is negligence. Yes, if he delayed without negligence, meaning, if he was unable to pay the zakah at the beginning and delayed it without negligence, it may be said that nothing is obligatory upon him.
The questioner : ... .