What is the ruling on zakat for loaned money whose owner defaults on repayment, and is zakat obligatory upon it when it is returned in installments?
Zakat is obligatory on the loan money received upon its قبض (receipt). Thus, a quarter of a tenth (2.5%) must be given out from each installment received.
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