The ruling on one who did not pay the zakah on his wealth while ignorant of the ruling
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Question:
Abu Sa'd, in his second question, says: What is the ruling on one who did not pay the zakah on his wealth, even though it reached the nisab and the hawl, because he was ignorant of the ruling? He expected to gather it for an important purpose, so he did not consider the zakah. He also notes that he does not know the exact amount in some years, though he knows it in others.
Answer:
Ignorance and forgetfulness do not exempt one from the zakah, because it is an obligatory right due from him. He must pay it for the past years; he should calculate it and pay it, and he should hasten to pay it because it is a debt in his possession. As for the fact that he does not know the amount, he must strive to determine it and be cautious.
Abu Sa'd, in his second question, says: What is the ruling on one who did not pay the zakah on his wealth, even though it reached the nisab and the hawl, because he was ignorant of the ruling? He expected to gather it for an important purpose, so he did not consider the zakah. He also notes that he does not know the exact amount in some years, though he knows it in others.
Answer:
Ignorance and forgetfulness do not exempt one from the zakah, because it is an obligatory right due from him. He must pay it for the past years; he should calculate it and pay it, and he should hasten to pay it because it is a debt in his possession. As for the fact that he does not know the amount, he must strive to determine it and be cautious.
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من لم يزك ماله جاهلا ونسي مقدار المال — alfawzan.live
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