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Can I Consider Money Lent to a Friend as Zakat Without Telling Them?

Q: If I have lent some money to a needy friend and the latter is absconding from repayment and is avoiding me, can I later consider this money as zakat to the friend without telling him that I am considering the sum due as Zakat to him?

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A: Through offsetting the debt in this manner, zakaat will not be discharged. 

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

واعلم أن أداء الدين عن الدين والعين عن العين وعن الدين يجوز وأداء الدين عن العين وعن دين سيقبض لا يجوز وحيلة الجواز أن يعطي مديونه الفقير زكاته ثم يأخذها عن دينه ولو امتنع المديون مد يده وأخذها لكونه ظفر بجنس حقه فإن مانعه رفعه للقاضي (شامي 2/271)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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