Taking the zakah of a sister's wealth to pay a previous zakah
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Question:
The questioner says: Is it permissible for me to take from my sister the zakah of her wealth so that I can pay off the zakah I owed on wealth I used to own, for which I did not pay the zakah, knowing that the zakah I owe is approximately equal to two and a half times my salary?
Answer:
The zakah remains a debt in your conscience, a debt to Allah the Exalted, which you pay when you are able to pay it, whether in one lump sum or in installments. The important thing is that it must be paid, because it is a debt to Allah in your conscience and is required of you, according to your ability, even if in installments. If you are not able to pay it at the present time, it remains in your conscience.
The questioner says: Is it permissible for me to take from my sister the zakah of her wealth so that I can pay off the zakah I owed on wealth I used to own, for which I did not pay the zakah, knowing that the zakah I owe is approximately equal to two and a half times my salary?
Answer:
The zakah remains a debt in your conscience, a debt to Allah the Exalted, which you pay when you are able to pay it, whether in one lump sum or in installments. The important thing is that it must be paid, because it is a debt to Allah in your conscience and is required of you, according to your ability, even if in installments. If you are not able to pay it at the present time, it remains in your conscience.
Source
كلمات رمضانية 04-09-1432هـ — alfawzan.live (25:23)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.