What is the ruling on one who did not pay zakah for years due to ignorance?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman did not know the rulings of zakah, and she had a financial account in the bank,
Answer:
A woman. A woman did not know the rulings of zakah, and she had an account in the bank with money in it, and she did not pay its zakah, meaning a deposit. Yes. A deposit in the bank, yes. The question is: Is it obligatory for her to pay the zakah for the past years for which she did not pay it? Without a doubt, the zakah remains in her liability for all the years. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman did not know the rulings of zakah, and she had a financial account in the bank,
Answer:
A woman. A woman did not know the rulings of zakah, and she had an account in the bank with money in it, and she did not pay its zakah, meaning a deposit. Yes. A deposit in the bank, yes. The question is: Is it obligatory for her to pay the zakah for the past years for which she did not pay it? Without a doubt, the zakah remains in her liability for all the years. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من لم يُخرج الزكاة لسنوات لجهله؟ وهل يجب عليه إخراج الزكاة عن السنوات الماضية التي لم يزكِّ.. — youtube.com
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