Is it permissible to deduct the amount of Zakat from the debt owed by the maternal aunt with the intention of it being Zakat?
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It is not permissible, according to the majority of scholars, to count the debt your aunt owes you as part of the , because Zakat does not absolve one's obligation until it is physically handed over.
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