Is a man who dies before paying the zakah to its rightful owners held accountable for it?
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The questioner : Well, if he, O our Shaykh, dies before giving the zakah to its rightful owners, is he held accountable for it?
The Shaykh : If he does not write a bequest to ensure that every one who has a right receives what is due to him, he dies in a state of sin. However, he does not die as one who consumes unlawful wealth that is not permissible for him. Is the answer clear?
The questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh : I say: If he does not bequeath in his will that, for example, so many dinars or pounds are in my possession, this is the right of the poor, so it must be distributed to them, because this is not my right and it is not my money.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If he does that, he will not sin, if Allah wills. But if he does not do it, he has concealed the right.
The Shaykh : If he does not write a bequest to ensure that every one who has a right receives what is due to him, he dies in a state of sin. However, he does not die as one who consumes unlawful wealth that is not permissible for him. Is the answer clear?
The questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh : I say: If he does not bequeath in his will that, for example, so many dinars or pounds are in my possession, this is the right of the poor, so it must be distributed to them, because this is not my right and it is not my money.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If he does that, he will not sin, if Allah wills. But if he does not do it, he has concealed the right.
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