5th May 2025
ุงูุณูุงู ุนูููู ู ุฑุญู ุฉ ุงููู ู ุจุฑูุงุชู
Question:ย My friend is salaried class and earns 60,000 PKR per month which is lower middle class income in Pakistan. He owns a motorcycle worth of 120,000 and has no other asset, but he has bought a property out rightly for 3,000,000, but issue is that this money is stuck since couple of years and property hasn’t been given to him, but since past 6 months, this property is on rent of 15,000 and though it is still not transferred to his name due to fraud but now it’s making progress, so since 6 months rent of 15,000 is also being received. He has loan payable of 1,500,000. He supports his wife and 3 daughters aged (13, 6, 2 ) two are school going. He lives in rent free room at a normal locality. Would he be eligible for Zakฤt to help him pay off his loan? At the same time, I feel like he has an issue of taking loan as he states that he cannot spend his life on 60,000 + 15,000 per month and normally takes little loan every month which keeps on adding up.
ุงูุฌูุงุจ ุญุงู ุฏุงู ู ู ุตููุงู
In the name of Allฤh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer
In reference to your query, as a general rule Zakฤt is due on a person who possesses the nisab (minimum threshold of wealth) for a full lunar year.[1] The nisab is traditionally measured according to the silver value, which is 612.36g grams ย of silver. The market value of silver varies, but as a rough estimate, the nisab is usually between 5,500 PKR to 6,500 PKR, depending on the price of silver. Zakat is obligatory when oneโs wealth exceeds this threshold after deducting any outstanding debts.[2]
In your friendโs case, it states that he earns a monthly salary of 60,000 PKR and also received monthly rental income of 15,000 PKR for the past six months from a property he purchased for 3,000,000 PKR. However, the property has not yet been transferred on to his name due to an ongoing legal issue. Despite this, the rental income belongs to him. This rental income could potentially amount to 180,000 PKR by the end of the year and his salary to 720,000 PKR a year. This totals his annual earnings to 900,000 PKR. This obviously fluctuates every year depending on his outgoing expenses and how much he can save.
Nevertheless, it is clear that his debt exceeds his earnings. ย You also alluded that he is taking additional loan for supplementary financial support. He can therefore be eligible for Zakฤt to help him pay of his personal loan with the condition that he does not possess any surplus of wealth or assets beyond his essentials amounting to the nisab value, he is surviving on daily essentials, living on very little amount enough to feed his family after excluding his daily expenses and utilities, and not borrowing additional money frivolously.[3]
It must be noted that scholars differ regarding short-term and long-term debt. Irrespective of this, he qualifies as a Zakฤt recipient so long as he fulfils the aforementioned conditions.
[Allฤh Knows Best]
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Written by:ย Apaย Sumayya Qazi ย ย ย ย Reviewed by:ย Muftiย Abdulย Waheed
Attested by:ย Shaykhย Muftiย Saifulย Islamย ย ย ย
JKN Fatawa Department
[1] Fatawa Hindiyyah, kitabus Zakฤt, vol 1, pg 192.
ู ู ููุง ุญููุงู ุงูุญูู ุนูู ุงูู ุงู: ุงูุนุจุฑุฉ ูู ุงูุฒูุงุฉ ููุญูู ุงููู ุฑู ูุฐุง ูู ุงููููุฉุ ูุฅุฐุง ูุงู ุงููุตุงุจ ูุงู ูุง ูู ุทุฑูู ุงูุญูู ูููุตุงูู ููู ุง ุจูู ุฐูู ูุง ูุณูุท ุงูุฒูุงุฉ ูุฐุง ูู ุงููุฏุงูุฉโฆ
Radul muhtar, Kitabus Zakฤt, vol 4, pg 268.
(ู ูู ูุตุงุจ ุญููู) โฆ (ูููู: ูุฌููุงู ุนููู) ุฃู: ูุงู ุญููุงู ุงูุญูู ุนูู ุงููุตุงุจ ุดุฑุท ููููู ุณุจุจุงุ ููุฐุง ุนูุฉ ูููุณุจุฉุ ู ุณู ู ุงูุญูู ุญููุงุ ูุงู ุงูุฃุญูุงู ุชุชุญูู ูููุ ุฃู ูุฃูู ูุชุญูู ู ู ูุตู ุฅูู ูุตู ู ู ูุตููู ุงูุฃุฑุจุนุฉ.
[2] Fatawa Hindiyya, Kitabus Zakฤt, vol 1, pg 189.
ู ู ููุง ุงูู ูู ุงูุชุงู : ููู ู ุง ุงุฌุชู ุน ููู ุงูู ูู ูุงููุฏ ู ุฃู ุง ุฅุฐุง ูุฌุฏ ุงูู ูู ุฏูู ุงููุฏ ูุงูุตุฏุงู ูุจู ุงููุจุถ ุฃู ูุฌุฏ ุงููุฏ ุฏูู ุงูู ูู ูู ูู ุงูู ูุงุชุจ ูุงูู ุฏููู ูุง ุชุฌุจ ููู ุงูุฒูุงุฉ ูุฐุง ูู ูู ุงูุณุฑุงุฌ ุงูููุงุฌโฆ
Radul muhtar, Kitabus Zakฤt, vol 4, page 270.
(ูููู: ูุงุฑุบ ุนู ุฏูู) ุจุงูุฌุฑ ุตูุฉ ูุตุงุจุ ูุฃุทููู ูุดู ู ุงูุฏูู ุงูุนุงุฑุถ ูู ุง ูุฐูุฑู ุงูุดุงุฑุนุ ููุฃุชู ุจูุงููุ ููุฐุง ุฅุฐุง ูุงู ุงูุฏูู ูู ุฐู ุฉ ูุจู ูุฌูุจ ุงูุฒูุงุฉุ ููู ูุญูู ุจุนุฏู ูู ุชุณูุท ุงูุฐูุงุฉุ ูุฃููุง ุซุจุชุช ูู ุฐู ุชูุ ููุง ูุณูุทูุง ู ุง ูุญู ู ู ุงูุฏูู ุจุนุฏ ุซุจูุชูุงุ ุฌููุฑุฉ.
[3] Zuhayli, Fiqhul Islami Wa Adilatuhu, Kitabu Zakฤt, Vol 2, pg 782.
ุงูุบุงุฑู ูู: ููู ุงูู ุฏููููโฆ ู ูุงู ุงูุญูููุฉ: ุงูุบุงุฑู : ู ู ูุฒู ู ุฏููุ ููุง ูู ูู ูุตุงุจุง ูุงุถูุง ุนู ุฏููู.
Fatawa Hindiyyah, Kitab Zakฤt, Vol 1, pg 207.
ู ููุง ุงูุบุงุฑู : ููู ู ู ูุฒู ู ุฏูู ููุง ูู ูู ูุตุงุจุง ูุงุถูุง ุนู ุฏููู ุฃู ูุงู ูู ู ุงู ุนูู ุงููุงุณ ูุง ูู ููู ุฃุฎุฐู ูุฐุง ูู ุงูุชุจูููุ ูุงูุฏูุน ุฅูู ู ู ุนููู ุงูุฏูู ุฃููู ู ู ุงูุฏูุน ุฅูู ุงููููุฑ ูุฐุง ูู ุงูู ุถู ุฑุงุช.
Bahur Raiq, kitabu Zakฤt, vol 2, pg 241.
)ูุงูู ุฏููู ) ุฃุทููู ูุงููุฏูุฑู ูููุฏู ูู ุงููุงูู ุจุฃู ูุง ูู ูู ูุตุงุจุง ูุงุถูุง ุนู ุฏููู ุ ูุฃูู ุงูู ุฑุงุฏ ุจุงูุบุงุฑู ูู ุงูุขูุฉ ุ ููู ูู ุงููุบุฉ ู ู ุนููู ุฏูู ุ ููุง ูุฌุฏ ูุถุงุก ูู ุง ุฐูุฑู ุงููุชุจู
Radul muhtar, Kitab Zakฤt, vol 2, pg 343.
ููู ุงูุธููุฑูุฉ : ุงูุฏูุน ููู ุฏููู ุฃููู ู ูู ูููููุฑ
