Is Zakah liable on the employee/employer contributions of a Final Salary Pension Scheme?

Q: Is Zakah liable on the employee/employer contributions of a Final Salary Pension Scheme?

 

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A: Zakah is not liable on the pension contributions as it constitutes a weak debt.  (see: http://213.175.220.56/~alqalamo/wp-content/uploads/Categories-of-Debts-and-Bad-Debts-for-the-Purposes-of-Zakah.pdf)

However, if and when the pension is received it will be added to ones Zakatable assets if, and to the extent that, it remains on the Zakah anniversary.

 

 

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