One who abandons zakah for years and then repents
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Question:
A man abandoned zakah for several years and then repented. What is required of him?
Answer:
Zakah is not dropped from him when he repents. He must make up the zakah for the years that have passed, because it is not dropped. This is a financial right, and a financial right is not dropped by ignorance or forgetfulness. Yes. However, repentance is accepted, if Allah wills, and he pays the zakah for the past years, because it is a debt, a debt in his liability. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
A man abandoned zakah for several years and then repented. What is required of him?
Answer:
Zakah is not dropped from him when he repents. He must make up the zakah for the years that have passed, because it is not dropped. This is a financial right, and a financial right is not dropped by ignorance or forgetfulness. Yes. However, repentance is accepted, if Allah wills, and he pays the zakah for the past years, because it is a debt, a debt in his liability. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
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