Is zakat obligatory on money from the sale of an inherited house if a year passes before buying another house for the mother, and is the one-third bequeathed by the deceased to be deducted, and is it permissible to give to a indebted son from zakat to pay his debt to the heirs?
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The heirs must first execute the will. Then, the legatee must pay on the money if it reaches the and a year has passed. Every heir must pay zakat on their share of the saved money if it reaches the nisab and a year has passed. The fact that the money is saved for buying a house does not exempt it from zakat. Zakat may be given to any of its eight categories, including giving it to a debtor brother or settling his debt without any conditions.
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