Is zakah obligatory on one who finds lost property that has reached the nisab and a year has passed over it?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : A man found a sum of money, and this sum is worth the nisab. He kept it for a year, of course, and it is permissible for him to benefit from it. During the passage of this year, is he required to pay zakah on this money?
The Shaykh : As for him, no, but he pays zakah on behalf of its owner.
The questioner : He pays zakah on behalf of its owner?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So that if the owner comes one day, he gives it to him.
The Shaykh : With the zakah paid.
The questioner : With the zakah paid! Yes.
The questioner : A man found a sum of money, and this sum is worth the nisab. He kept it for a year, of course, and it is permissible for him to benefit from it. During the passage of this year, is he required to pay zakah on this money?
The Shaykh : As for him, no, but he pays zakah on behalf of its owner.
The questioner : He pays zakah on behalf of its owner?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So that if the owner comes one day, he gives it to him.
The Shaykh : With the zakah paid.
The questioner : With the zakah paid! Yes.
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