Zakah on the debt waived for the debtor

Q 5: I lent a sum of twenty thousand riyals to one of my relatives. Ten years have passed now and he has not paid back his debt to me. Kindly note that his debt was originally thirty thousand riyals and I pardoned him making it ten thousand riyals. Is Zakah (obligatory charity) due upon the twenty thousand riyals for the past ten years? If so, how much must I pay? A: If the mentioned debt is given to a solvent debtor whom you trust will pay you back, then Zakah is due upon that money for every year. However, if the debtor is unable to pay you back and you are not certain whether you will get your money back, then you are not obliged to pay Zakah, unless you redeem your money and a year passes after receiving it.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions. The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta' Member Member Deputy Chairman Chairman Bakr Abu Zayd Salih Al-Fawzan `Abdul-`Aziz Al Al-Shaykh `Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz (Part No. 8; Page No. 133

A: If the mentioned debt is given to a solvent debtor whom you trust will pay you back, then Zakah is due upon that money for every year. However, if the debtor is unable to pay you back and you are not certain whether you will get your money back, then you are not obliged to pay Zakah, unless you redeem your money and a year passes after receiving it.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.