Will a full year be counted for money acquired three months after Ramadan of last year, and will its zakat be due for one year or two years in the coming Ramadan?
For Zakat to be obligatory, it is a condition that a full year (hawl) passes over the wealth that has reached the nisab, based on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "There is no Zakat on wealth until a year passes over it." Thus, Zakat on wealth is linked to the wealth reaching the nisab, and its hawl is calculated from that moment. Then, its Zakat is to be paid when a year has passed since its possession.
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