The Ruling on Withholding Zakah
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is the one who withholds zakah a disbeliever? And did the Companions declare those who abandoned zakah to be disbelievers simply for abandoning it, or only for denying its obligation?
Answer:
If he denies the obligation of zakah, he is a disbeliever by consensus. As for the one who withholds it out of stinginess while acknowledging its obligation, he is required to pay the zakah; it is taken from him by force, even if this leads to fighting him if he has the power to fight. If he withholds it and fights to prevent the zakah from being taken from him, the one in authority fights him and takes the zakah from him, just as al-Siddiq did with the one who withheld zakah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: Is the one who withholds zakah a disbeliever? And did the Companions declare those who abandoned zakah to be disbelievers simply for abandoning it, or only for denying its obligation?
Answer:
If he denies the obligation of zakah, he is a disbeliever by consensus. As for the one who withholds it out of stinginess while acknowledging its obligation, he is required to pay the zakah; it is taken from him by force, even if this leads to fighting him if he has the power to fight. If he withholds it and fights to prevent the zakah from being taken from him, the one in authority fights him and takes the zakah from him, just as al-Siddiq did with the one who withheld zakah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
كتاب التوحيد 13-08-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:03:41)
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