The ruling on one who is lax in paying zakah
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Question:
What is the sin of one who is lax in leaving off the payment of zakah?
Answer:
It is taken from him if he refuses to pay it out of stinginess; it is taken from him by force, even if this leads to fighting him if fighting is necessary, just as the Companions fought those who withheld zakah. As for one who denies it and says there is no obligatory zakah, following his own desire, he is an apostate from the religion of Islam, because he is lying to Allah and His Messenger and to the consensus of the Muslims. So whoever denies the obligation of zakah is an apostate. And whoever acknowledges it but withholds it out of stinginess, he is compelled to pay it, even by force. Yes.
What is the sin of one who is lax in leaving off the payment of zakah?
Answer:
It is taken from him if he refuses to pay it out of stinginess; it is taken from him by force, even if this leads to fighting him if fighting is necessary, just as the Companions fought those who withheld zakah. As for one who denies it and says there is no obligatory zakah, following his own desire, he is an apostate from the religion of Islam, because he is lying to Allah and His Messenger and to the consensus of the Muslims. So whoever denies the obligation of zakah is an apostate. And whoever acknowledges it but withholds it out of stinginess, he is compelled to pay it, even by force. Yes.
Source
(هو الذي أنزل عليك الكتاب) — alfawzan.live (1:13:24)
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