The reason for considering those who withhold zakah to be apostates
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) considered those who withheld this zakah to be apostates. The completion of their book is discipline.
Answer:
They denied the obligation of zakah. Whoever denies the obligation of zakah becomes an apostate. This is a matter of consensus. They said, "We do not pay it except to the Messenger, and the Messenger has passed away, so we do not pay it to anyone else." This means that they denied the obligation of zakah, and therefore they became apostates.
Honorable Shaykh, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) considered those who withheld this zakah to be apostates. The completion of their book is discipline.
Answer:
They denied the obligation of zakah. Whoever denies the obligation of zakah becomes an apostate. This is a matter of consensus. They said, "We do not pay it except to the Messenger, and the Messenger has passed away, so we do not pay it to anyone else." This means that they denied the obligation of zakah, and therefore they became apostates.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب الزكاة — islamhouse.com (54:03)
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