The Ruling on One Who Was Negligent in Paying Zakah for Years and Then Repented
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A man was negligent in paying the zakah on his wealth for many years. After he repented, does he have to pay what was missed, or is repentance sufficient?
Answer:
No, repentance is not sufficient. It is obligatory to pay the zakah, so he must pay it for the past years along with his repentance to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A man was negligent in paying the zakah on his wealth for many years. After he repented, does he have to pay what was missed, or is repentance sufficient?
Answer:
No, repentance is not sufficient. It is obligatory to pay the zakah, so he must pay it for the past years along with his repentance to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان-22-07-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (1:09:49)
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