Is zakat obligatory for an indebted employee who does not save from his 8000 SAR salary, and how is zakat calculated if the amount does not complete a full hawl (lunar year) due to numerous commitments, and what are the best available books explaining the rulings of zakat?
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is not obligatory on salary unless it reaches the (minimum threshold) by itself or when combined with other assets, and a full hawl (lunar year) passes over it. In such a case, Zakat becomes obligatory at a rate of one-quarter of one-tenth (2.5%). The nisab is equivalent to 85 grams of gold. A person is not obliged to deliberately accumulate the nisab; rather, they should manage their money as dictated by their interests. Whatever remains with them, reaches the nisab, and over which a full hawl has passed, then Zakat becomes obligatory on it.
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