What is the ruling on declaring a disbeliever (takfir) of one who abandons zakah without denying its obligation, based on the statement: “And we did not feed the poor”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it valid to use the disbeliever status of the one who abandons zakah without denying its obligation as evidence, based on the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Al-Muddaththir 74:43-44], just as this verse was used as evidence for the disbeliever status of the one who abandons prayer?
Answer:
No, it is reported in the athar that it was not the case that. The hadith of Shuqayq ibn 'Abd Allah states that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah Sahih Ibn Hibban 7:124 did not consider the abandonment of any act of worship to be disbelief except prayer. This is evidence that prayer has a unique status among the acts of worship. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it valid to use the disbeliever status of the one who abandons zakah without denying its obligation as evidence, based on the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
(43) They will say, "We were not of those who prayed, (44) Nor did we used to feed the poor.
قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَAnswer:
No, it is reported in the athar that it was not the case that
The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) held that abandoning any of the deeds is disbelief, except for the prayer.
أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يرون شيئا من الأعمال تركه كفر إلا الصلاة(peace and blessings be upon him) considered any act of worship
صلى الله عليه وسلم يرون شيئا من الأعمال
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [609 -1024] ما حكم تكفير تارك الزكاة غير الجاحد بدلالة قوله: (ولم نك نطعم المسكين)؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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