Ruling on paying zakah on deferred mahr

Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to pay zakah on a woman's deferred mahr, given that she is unable to demand this mahr from her husband? And who is obligated to pay the zakah in such a case, O Shaykh?

Answer:
She does not owe zakah on it, because this debt is not within her reach; it is not in her power to obtain it. It is like a debt owed by a person who is unable to pay; it is not within his ability to obtain it. Similarly, lost money does not incur zakah. As for a deferred debt that the creditor is able to obtain when the due date arrives, zakah is due on it, provided the debtor is wealthy.
As for deferred mahr that she is not entitled to receive except upon separation, she does not owe zakah on it, because she is unable to take possession of it now, nor at its actual time, because it is a deferred matter, and it is not known when it will be realized. Yes.