الزَّكَاة
Zakāh — alms
1 ruling on Zakāh, newest first. Each records a question that was put privately and the answer that was given to it.
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Is zakāh due on savings set aside for a specific purchase?
Yes. Zakāh is due on wealth that reaches the niṣāb and is held for a lunar year, and an intention to spend it later does not exempt it. The reasoning is that zakāh attaches to wealth in one’s possession and control, not to wealth one…