{"_id":"668da03f0b76658b4c233225","title":"Should upcoming payments be excluded from zakat calculations?","question":"If one is planning a wedding and has incurred all the relevant expenses, but has not paid then yet, should that amount be included in the zakat calculation? Various services - like the venue, food, photography, etc. - have been booked, but payment isn't due until the actual event next month inShaAllah.","answer":"If that’s the case then those expenses can be excluded.","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff50b76658b4c232a40","tag":"Zakat: Al-Mal","count":57},{"_id":"668da0130b76658b4c232d6d","tag":"Contemporary Life: Debt","count":16}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:40:31.898Z"}