Is zakat obligatory on entrusted money that has reached the nisab and upon which a year has passed, and it is impossible to contact its owner to seek permission for its disbursement?
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is not to be disbursed from deposited money except with the owner's permission, because it is a condition for Zakat that the money be fully owned. The one holding the deposit is not permitted to disburse Zakat from the deposit without the owner's permission.
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