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Deducting zakaat after forgiving a loan

· 1 Rabiʻ II 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I gave a few thousands as a loan to someone and did not tell him that I had no intention of taking back. Please tell me:

1. Can I inform him not to pay me back?

2. Can I deduct that amount from my due zakat?

3. Should I inform him that it was zakat?

4. When I was giving him the loan, I had no intention of cutting it from my zakat.

Answer

1. Yes.

2. You cannot deduct the zakaat now.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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