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Please note: this fatwa has been translated by artificial intelligence.
Condition of Owning the Nisab for the Obligation of Zakat
Is zakat obligatory on someone who does not own the nisab?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: Zakat is not obligatory on one who does not own the legal threshold; because one who does not possess it is considered among the poor, and zakat is obligatory for the poor, not on them. As mentioned in ردّ المحتار (2: 8) and البحر الرائق (2: 222), and God knows best.
