How to pay the zakah on a worker’s wages held by the employer
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Question:
He says: A man works for his uncle for a year, and all of his wages are with his uncle. How does he pay the zakah? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If the money with the uncle reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it, he must pay the zakah on it. And if it is with his uncle, and the uncle is well-off, not in financial difficulty, and not delaying payment, then the worker pays the zakah.
As for if his uncle is in financial difficulty and cannot pay the debt, or is delaying, and the worker asks for his right but he does not give him his right, then he owes no zakah until he receives it. Once he receives it, this worker starts a new lunar year with it.
As for if his uncle is ready to give it to him, but it remains with him, like a trust, then he pays the zakah on it every time a lunar year passes over it. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
He says: A man works for his uncle for a year, and all of his wages are with his uncle. How does he pay the zakah? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If the money with the uncle reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it, he must pay the zakah on it. And if it is with his uncle, and the uncle is well-off, not in financial difficulty, and not delaying payment, then the worker pays the zakah.
As for if his uncle is in financial difficulty and cannot pay the debt, or is delaying, and the worker asks for his right but he does not give him his right, then he owes no zakah until he receives it. Once he receives it, this worker starts a new lunar year with it.
As for if his uncle is ready to give it to him, but it remains with him, like a trust, then he pays the zakah on it every time a lunar year passes over it. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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