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Is zakat obligatory on debts, and what is their nisab? And is zakat paid on debts when some debtors procrastinate or deny them?

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Zakat is obligatory on debts if they reach the equivalent of 85 grams of gold or more, at a rate of 2.5%. Zakat is not obligatory on them until a full year has passed from the day they were acquired.

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