Q: I sold to my brother my share of the inheritance from my late father in return for one hundred thousand riyals. I received ten thousand riyals on the spot with the rest to be received on annual installments as ten thousand riyals per year for nine years. So far, I have received due of the installments of six years, which equals sixty thousand riyals. He still owes me thirty thousand riyals. Should I pay Zakah (obligatory charity) due on this money for the past and present years? What should I do, considering that I have not paid Zakah on this money at all. I would like to refer my question to one of the concerned scholars so that I can discharges my obligation to any duties. I fear Allah's Punishment. May Allah grant you a long life! A: You need not pay Zakah on the installments which you received upon selling your share, if you spent the money before the passage of a Hawl (one lunar year calculated from the time a property reaches the minimum amount upon which Zakah is due). You should annually pay Zakah of the other deferred installments which is 2.5%. (Part No. 8; Page No. 206