In lands of disbelief, they take a portion of my salary and call it zakat on the salary. Is it permissible for me to find a way to avoid having it taken from me?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I live in the lands of the disbelievers, and the government takes a portion of my money from my salary against my will, and they call that zakat on the salary. Is it permissible for me to find a way to avoid having this money taken from me?
Answer:
Yes, if you can preserve your wealth, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes. Because it is taken without right, if you do a job that saves you from this, then that is preserving the wealth.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I live in the lands of the disbelievers, and the government takes a portion of my money from my salary against my will, and they call that zakat on the salary. Is it permissible for me to find a way to avoid having this money taken from me?
Answer:
Yes, if you can preserve your wealth, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes. Because it is taken without right, if you do a job that saves you from this, then that is preserving the wealth.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [975 -3022] في بلاد الكفر يأخذون قسطا من راتبي ويسمونه زكاة الراتب فهل لي أن أتحيل حتى لا يؤخذ مني؟ — youtube.com
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