The sufficiency of zakah if it is paid to one whom one thought was Muslim but it turned out he was a disbeliever
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If one pays zakah to a poor man, thinking he is Muslim, and it later turns out that he is not Muslim, is it sufficient for him?
Answer:
No, it is not sufficient. The end of the word "ziyadah" is with a dhal, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If one pays zakah to a poor man, thinking he is Muslim, and it later turns out that he is not Muslim, is it sufficient for him?
Answer:
No, it is not sufficient. The end of the word "ziyadah" is with a dhal, yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده التي كاد بها الإسلام وأهله : الحيل والمكر والخداع — islamhouse.com (1:06:41)
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