How can the due Zakat be estimated on foreign currency deposited in Algeria, given that several years have passed without its payment, and the exact number of those years is unknown?
Paying is obligatory immediately upon the wealth reaching the and a full hawl (lunar year) passing. The nisab is equivalent to 85 grams of gold. Zakat is calculated by dividing the wealth by forty (i.e., a quarter of a tenth). If you acquire wealth during the hawl, you may include it with the original wealth for Zakat calculation as a تسهيل (facilitation). Review your bank account to determine the first date your wealth reached the nisab, then calculate Zakat for each subsequent Hijri year by summing the result of dividing your wealth by forty for each year. If you cannot ascertain with certainty, act based on your best judgment, for Allah burdens not a soul beyond its capacity.
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