The disbeliever who embraces Islam: does he pay zakah on what has passed?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : No, a disbeliever who embraces Islam does not pay zakah on what has passed, because he is not one of those upon whom it is obligatory in the first place.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He is addressed [by the law] and will be punished for it in the Hereafter, but in this world we do not address him. When he embraces Islam, the lunar year begins anew. Yes, yes, yes, you.
The Shaykh : No, a disbeliever who embraces Islam does not pay zakah on what has passed, because he is not one of those upon whom it is obligatory in the first place.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He is addressed [by the law] and will be punished for it in the Hereafter, but in this world we do not address him. When he embraces Islam, the lunar year begins anew. Yes, yes, yes, you.