The ruling on paying the delayed zakah of wealth in one lump sum or in installments
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Question:
A letter containing three questions from listener S. S. A. He says: Shaykh, a person was lax in paying the zakah of his wealth for three years, then he repented for that and went through financial difficulties. Does he pay it in one lump sum or in installments? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
If he is able to pay it in one lump sum, it is obligatory for him to do so, because it is a debt in his liability. If he is not able, he pays what he can, and the remainder remains in his liability until he is able to settle it. Yes.
A letter containing three questions from listener S. S. A. He says: Shaykh, a person was lax in paying the zakah of his wealth for three years, then he repented for that and went through financial difficulties. Does he pay it in one lump sum or in installments? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
If he is able to pay it in one lump sum, it is obligatory for him to do so, because it is a debt in his liability. If he is not able, he pays what he can, and the remainder remains in his liability until he is able to settle it. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/281 — archive.org (11:56)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.