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Zakat on Stolen Money

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Question
My money was stolen and then returned to me by the thief after years. Do I owe Zakat on it?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: If the threshold is reached, you owe its zakat only for the year of its return, not for the previous years, and God knows best.

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