The status of one who is killed for refusing to pay zakah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What is the ruling on one who is fought against for not paying zakah? If he is killed for not paying zakah and then dies, is he ruled to be a Muslim or a disbeliever?
Answer:
No, if he acknowledges its obligation, he is a Muslim, even if he is killed. Yes, he is not declared a disbeliever. But if he denies its obligation, he is a disbeliever. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What is the ruling on one who is fought against for not paying zakah? If he is killed for not paying zakah and then dies, is he ruled to be a Muslim or a disbeliever?
Answer:
No, if he acknowledges its obligation, he is a Muslim, even if he is killed. Yes, he is not declared a disbeliever. But if he denies its obligation, he is a disbeliever. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 27-12-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (56:54)
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