The Ruling on Withholding Zakah
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Question:
This is Abu Thammir from Riyadh. He says: Withholding zakah is a sin among the major sins for which Allah has denied faith to its perpetrators and threatened them with various forms of warning and severe punishment. Honorable Shaykh, what is obligatory for us regarding this? And what is the ruling on the one who withholds zakah?
Answer:
If withholding zakah is due to denying its obligation, then he is a disbeliever and an apostate. However, if he withholds it out of stinginess while acknowledging its obligation, then it is obligatory for him to pay it. If he does not pay it, the ruler takes it from him by force and distributes it to its recipients. Yes.
This is Abu Thammir from Riyadh. He says: Withholding zakah is a sin among the major sins for which Allah has denied faith to its perpetrators and threatened them with various forms of warning and severe punishment. Honorable Shaykh, what is obligatory for us regarding this? And what is the ruling on the one who withholds zakah?
Answer:
If withholding zakah is due to denying its obligation, then he is a disbeliever and an apostate. However, if he withholds it out of stinginess while acknowledging its obligation, then it is obligatory for him to pay it. If he does not pay it, the ruler takes it from him by force and distributes it to its recipients. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 28-10-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (38:11)
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