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Is zakat obligatory on an amount owed to a retirement fund and deposited in an Islamic bank, knowing that it is not currently required to be paid except upon termination of service?

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Zakat is obligatory on the aforementioned amount if it reaches the nisab (minimum threshold) and a hawl (full lunar year) passes over it, due to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "There is no zakat on wealth until a year passes over it."

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