Zakat on bitcoins
Question
right now Bitcoin price is $5,700
If someone has 20 Bitcoins which hasn't been exchanged in to cash yet, will this person have to pay zakaat on this after 1 year?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The matter of Bit coin is under consideration. As a matter of precaution, Zakat will have to be paid on the market value of the Bitcoins.
For further read on bitcoins, you may refer to 39083.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Anas Sharieff Qasmi.
Student Darul Iftaa
Hyderabad, India.
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
- Answered by
- Anas Sharieff Qasmi
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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