Is zakat obligatory on money deposited in the Expatriate Car Initiative, which will be returned after five years?
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If the money is a debt owed by the state, payable after five years, or a deposit held by it, retrievable after five years, then is obligatory on it. The payer has the choice either to pay its Zakat along with his other money or to pay it when he receives it for the past years.
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