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Is Zakah due on undistributed inheritance or life insurance if it is stuck in litigation?

  • Post author:Shaykh Mustafa Umar
  • Post published:May 22, 2020
  • Post category:Zakah [Charity]

Short Answer

No, because ownership and possession of wealth is a prerequisite to Zakah being due. This money is in limbo and belongs to no one, so it is not analogous to a loan.

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