Is zakat obligatory on the amount of compensation for the expropriation of land if it cannot be received until after several years?
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Zakat is not obligatory on money that has not been received. If it is received, a Hawl (lunar year) is calculated for it from the day of its receipt, and then Zakat is paid on it after one year, as ruled by Sheikh Ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him.
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