Taking Zakah by Force and the Authority of the Ruler
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Question:
The issue of the matter, these are the additions; it is stronger that they be people of power, they are people of power.
Answer:
This is the right of the ruler; the ruler takes it by force, but no one else may, because this leads to chaos and fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). So this is among the authorities of the ruler. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1575Hasan (Al-Albani) These are the determinations of our Lord. So this is among the authorities of the ruler, and Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was the ruler. Yes.
The issue of the matter, these are the additions; it is stronger that they be people of power, they are people of power.
Answer:
This is the right of the ruler; the ruler takes it by force, but no one else may, because this leads to chaos and fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). So this is among the authorities of the ruler. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If anyone evades zakat, we shall take half the property from him as a due
وَمَنْ مَنَعَهَا فَإِنَّا آخِذُوهَا وَشَطْرَ مَالِهِ عَزْمَةً مِنْ
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب الزكاة — islamhouse.com (57:37)
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