Is it obligatory to pay zakah on a debt?

Question:
Name: Bashir al-Tahir Jibril, from Sudan. His brother Bashir asks: I have a friend who asked me for a sum of three thousand eight hundred pounds, and he told me, “I will pay you this amount within one or two months.” I gave him that amount in 1986, and now it is 1988, and I have not received the money. Is zakah obligatory on it? Or how should I handle it?

Answer:
This requires a detailed explanation:
If the person who has the money is wealthy, and if you asked him for the money he would give it to you, then you must pay zakah on it. However, if he is delaying you, or if he is unable to pay, then there is no zakah on you. If you asked him for it and he refused and delayed until the time passed, then there is no zakah on you. But if the delay is on your part, and he is actually wealthy, then you must pay zakah for all the years. But if he is delaying or unable to pay, then there is no zakah on you. Yes.

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