If the state levies taxes on merchants, is it permissible to count them as zakah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner from outside this country says: If the state levies taxes on us, is it permissible for us to count these taxes as zakah?
Answer:
No, because the smell, the smell, saying to leave it as zakah is not permissible, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner from outside this country says: If the state levies taxes on us, is it permissible for us to count these taxes as zakah?
Answer:
No, because the smell, the smell, saying to leave it as zakah is not permissible, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2661 -3022] إذا كانت الدولة تأخذ ضرائب على التجار فهل يجوز أن تحتسب من الزكاة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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