The Ruling on the One Who Withholds Zakah Out of Stinginess Without Denying It
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is the one who withholds zakah, but does not deny its obligation, considered a disbeliever?
Answer:
No. If he withholds it out of stinginess and not out of denial, he is not considered a disbeliever. However, he is compelled to pay the zakah, even if fighting is required to compel him. He is fought for it, just as Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) fought those who refused to pay zakah. If the refusal is due to denial, he is a disbeliever. If the refusal is due to stinginess, he is not a disbeliever, but he is compelled to pay it, even by fighting, because it is an obligatory right upon him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is the one who withholds zakah, but does not deny its obligation, considered a disbeliever?
Answer:
No. If he withholds it out of stinginess and not out of denial, he is not considered a disbeliever. However, he is compelled to pay the zakah, even if fighting is required to compel him. He is fought for it, just as Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) fought those who refused to pay zakah. If the refusal is due to denial, he is a disbeliever. If the refusal is due to stinginess, he is not a disbeliever, but he is compelled to pay it, even by fighting, because it is an obligatory right upon him. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : فضل التوحيد وما يكفر من الذنوب - 4 — islamhouse.com (1:11:56)
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