What is required of the one who forgot: Did he pay the zakah of his wealth or not?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person forgot whether he paid the zakah of his wealth or not. What is obligatory for him?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him to pay it as long as he is in doubt about having paid it. He removes the doubt with certainty, because it is one of the pillars of Islam. However, if he is afflicted with obsessive doubts (waswas) and forgetfulness, then he does not. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He appoints someone to pay it on his behalf. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person forgot whether he paid the zakah of his wealth or not. What is obligatory for him?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him to pay it as long as he is in doubt about having paid it. He removes the doubt with certainty, because it is one of the pillars of Islam. However, if he is afflicted with obsessive doubts (waswas) and forgetfulness, then he does not. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He appoints someone to pay it on his behalf. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1378- ماذا يلزم مَن نسي: هل أخرج زكاة ماله أم لا؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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