Zakah on trade capital that was not paid for several years
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Question:
Abu Khalid says: Shaykh, for a period of time I have been working in trade and I have acquired a large amount of money, but I have not paid the zakah on this amount for more than seven years. Now that I have learned the ruling of the Shari'ah, do I have to pay it all at once now?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for you to pay the zakah for every year. That is, you give one-fourth of a tenth for every year that has passed, and you calculate it and pay it all at once or in installments. Yes.
Abu Khalid says: Shaykh, for a period of time I have been working in trade and I have acquired a large amount of money, but I have not paid the zakah on this amount for more than seven years. Now that I have learned the ruling of the Shari'ah, do I have to pay it all at once now?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for you to pay the zakah for every year. That is, you give one-fourth of a tenth for every year that has passed, and you calculate it and pay it all at once or in installments. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (081) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-03-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (56:32)
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