How is the zakah of money for previous years to be paid?
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Question:
My brother owns twenty thousand riyals and has not paid the zakah on it for five years. What is the amount of zakah due on it? And is it permissible for me to take it for my need?
Answer:
If the zakah is obligatory on it every year, the first year is paid by taking one-quarter of one-tenth, which is two and a half percent. The second year, the zakah of the previous year is deducted and the remainder is paid. The third year, the previous zakahs are likewise deducted and the remainder is paid. This continues until the years are finished. As for your taking it, his permission is required. If he permits it, you are allowed to take it and benefit from it, and there is no harm. But if he does not permit it, it is his money. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Daraqutni 13:78 Yes.
My brother owns twenty thousand riyals and has not paid the zakah on it for five years. What is the amount of zakah due on it? And is it permissible for me to take it for my need?
Answer:
If the zakah is obligatory on it every year, the first year is paid by taking one-quarter of one-tenth, which is two and a half percent. The second year, the zakah of the previous year is deducted and the remainder is paid. The third year, the previous zakahs are likewise deducted and the remainder is paid. This continues until the years are finished. As for your taking it, his permission is required. If he permits it, you are allowed to take it and benefit from it, and there is no harm. But if he does not permit it, it is his money. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The wealth of a Muslim man is not lawful except by his own willing consent
لا يحل مال امرئ مسلم إلا بطيبة من نفسه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما كيفية إخراج زكاة المال عن سنوات سابقة؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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