Is Zakat on money obligatory for deferred dower (mahr) that has not yet been paid to the wife, knowing that the deferred dower reaches the nisab, and that the delay was due to inability and the wife's consent?
The deferred dowry is a debt owed by the husband to his wife, and she is its owner. Therefore, the husband is not required to pay zakat on it; rather, the wife is the one obligated to pay zakat on it.
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