How is money that was lent to someone and exceeded the zakat threshold, then returned after three years, purified with zakat?
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becomes due every year if the debtor is solvent and not procrastinating. The Zakat for past years must be paid, as it is a debt owed. However, if the debtor is in straitened circumstances or procrastinating, Zakat is not obligatory except upon receiving the debt, and only for a single year.
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