Is zakat obligatory on money saved for marriage if a year has not passed on it?
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If the money prepared for marriage reaches the minimum threshold () and a full year (hawl) passes on it, then is obligatory on it, due to the general evidence regarding the obligation of zakat on whatever reaches the nisab and a full year passes on it.
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