Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it true that paper money is created by debt and that zakaat cannot be paid with a debt?

· 27 Jumada I 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 278English

Question

The question text was not published separately; the title stands in for it.

Is it true that paper money is created by debt and that zakaat cannot be paid with a debt?

Answer

Zakaat paid with paper money will be fulfilled.

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/278
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/askimam-278

Related fatawa