When is zakat due on money that was recovered after abandoning the purchase of an apartment due to an inability to complete its installments: Is it after a full year has passed or immediately upon its recovery?
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If the purchase contract is rescinded due to inability to pay, the refunded money re-enters your possession from the time of rescission, and is not obligatory on it until one Hijri year has passed since it re-entered your possession.
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