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Date of recognition of liability for zakaat purposes

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Zaids annual zakaat calculation date is 15 Shabaan. He phones his travel agent on 01 Shabaan to travel for umrah on 17 ramadaan with  his family. The agent quotes him an estimate figure of R100 000 which he accepts.

The travel arrangements, tickets visas, accommodation is finalised on 30 Shabaan the same year.

Question:

a)Can zaid take the amount of R100 00 as a zakaat liabilty on his calculation date considering he has the option of cancelling until the agent actually finalises his booking on 30 Shabaan as no expenses were outlaid by the agent before that ?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

If Zaid accepted the agents quote, and gave the agent the go ahead to make all the travel arrangements before the 15th Shabaan, then the R100,00 is owe able to the agent and it will be regarded as a liability which is exempted from Zakat.

If however, the deal was not confirmed with the agent until after the 15th of Shabaan, and merely a query about the price was made, then the R100,00 will be included when calculating the Zakat.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Arshad Ali

Student Darul Iftaa
Trinidad

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

http://www.daruliftaa.net/


[1] الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (5/ 536)

(فَلِلْمُوَكِّلِ الْعَزْلُ مَتَى شَاءَ مَا لَمْ يَتَعَلَّقْ بِهِ حَقُّ الْغَيْرِ)

أما الدين المؤجل بتأخير صاحب الحق هل يمنع وجوب الزكوة؟ إختلف المشايخ و الصحيح أنه لا يمنع ذكره القاضي صدر الدين (جواهر         الفتاوى ق٣٠/ب ملك سعود ١٤٣٧)

 و قيل يمنع المعجل دون المؤجل..و الصحيح أنه غير مانع كما في الجواهر (جامع الرموز ج-١ ص-٣٠٠، سعيد)

 الدين المؤجل قال بعضهم يمنع و ذكر فخر الأئمة السرختي عن مشايخنا-رحمهم الله- أنه لا يمنع (السراجية ص-١٤٢، زمزم)

    زاد القهستاني عن الجواهر والصحيح أنه غير مانع (الشامي ج-٢ ص-٢٦١، سعيد)

 السراجية: الدين المؤجل قال بعضهم:يمنع الزكاة، وذكر مجد الأئمة السرخكتي عن مشائخنا أنه لا يمنع (التاتارخانية ج-٣ ص-٢٣٥، مكتبة زكري

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