The Effect of Voluntary Charity on Obligatory Zakah
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The questioner:
He says: If I always give charity and I have zakah that I have not paid, is the charity considered charity or zakah?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not considered zakah; because voluntary charity does not suffice for the obligatory zakah, so it is necessary to calculate the zakah that is in your liability and pay it out immediately. This voluntary charity has a different status, and you will be rewarded for it. Yes.
The questioner:
And a person prayed without water and caught the last rak'ah.
The Shaykh:
One who intends a voluntary prayer, it does not suffice for the obligatory prayer. One who intends a voluntary prayer, this is general in all acts of worship. One who intends a voluntary prayer, it does not suffice for him for the obligatory prayer, unlike the reverse. One who intends an obligatory prayer, it may suffice for him for the voluntary prayer if he intended it.
He says: If I always give charity and I have zakah that I have not paid, is the charity considered charity or zakah?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not considered zakah; because voluntary charity does not suffice for the obligatory zakah, so it is necessary to calculate the zakah that is in your liability and pay it out immediately. This voluntary charity has a different status, and you will be rewarded for it. Yes.
The questioner:
And a person prayed without water and caught the last rak'ah.
The Shaykh:
One who intends a voluntary prayer, it does not suffice for the obligatory prayer. One who intends a voluntary prayer, this is general in all acts of worship. One who intends a voluntary prayer, it does not suffice for him for the obligatory prayer, unlike the reverse. One who intends an obligatory prayer, it may suffice for him for the voluntary prayer if he intended it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14/5 شرح العقيدة الطحاوية/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:16:06)
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