What is the ruling on the one who abandons zakah?
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Question:
A man testifies that there is no god but Allah, prays, fasts, and performs Hajj, but he does not pay the zakah on his wealth. Is he considered a disbeliever?
Answer:
If he denies the obligation of zakah, he is a disbeliever. But if he is stingy, he is not declared a disbeliever; however, it is obligatory for him to pay all the zakah, both past and present, so that nothing remains due from him regarding zakah. Yes.
A man testifies that there is no god but Allah, prays, fasts, and performs Hajj, but he does not pay the zakah on his wealth. Is he considered a disbeliever?
Answer:
If he denies the obligation of zakah, he is a disbeliever. But if he is stingy, he is not declared a disbeliever; however, it is obligatory for him to pay all the zakah, both past and present, so that nothing remains due from him regarding zakah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تارك الزكاة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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