The Ruling on Delaying the Zakah of Wealth for Three Years
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The questioner:
The listener Muhammad says: I have two accounts in two different banks, and I want to pay the zakah, but I did not know the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah). I learned about it after about three years, and I am not sure of the exact date. My problem is that I do not know on which date the total of the two accounts reached the nisab, which was three or four years ago, and I do not know the total of the two accounts because they fluctuate.
The Shaykh:
You must be scrupulous in fulfilling the obligatory duty. Yes.
The presenter:
Also, he can go back to the bank and request a statement, in which everything will be clear.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if there is a means to know what was unclear to you, you should resort to that means. Yes.
The listener Muhammad says: I have two accounts in two different banks, and I want to pay the zakah, but I did not know the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah). I learned about it after about three years, and I am not sure of the exact date. My problem is that I do not know on which date the total of the two accounts reached the nisab, which was three or four years ago, and I do not know the total of the two accounts because they fluctuate.
The Shaykh:
You must be scrupulous in fulfilling the obligatory duty. Yes.
The presenter:
Also, he can go back to the bank and request a statement, in which everything will be clear.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if there is a means to know what was unclear to you, you should resort to that means. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7496 — youtube.com (8:25)
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