Is Zakat due on money deducted monthly by the company for retirement insurance, upon receipt or after the passing of a Hawl (one lunar year)?
Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 2026
If the insurance is commercial, and it is forbidden, then the contract must be canceled and the money paid must be reclaimed. If only the amount paid after retirement can be reclaimed, then for the past years must be paid upon its receipt, if it reaches the , and this is the more cautious view. The Malikis believe that zakat is to be paid on it for one year upon its receipt, while the Hanafis believe that zakat is not to be paid on it until a year has passed from its receipt.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/99730
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 99730
- Imported
- Translation status
- Source text, unreviewed
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy