If we say that the one who withholds zakah does not become a disbeliever, how do we reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Woe to the mushrikin who do not give zakah”?
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The questioner : Shaykh, we said that the correct view regarding the one who withholds zakah is that he does not become a disbeliever. How do we reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Fussilat 41:6-7].
The Shaykh : And what do you say? I say, if we say that the one who withholds zakah out of stinginess does not become a disbeliever, how do we reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Fussilat 41:6-7].
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, and the zakah intended here, according to the majority of scholars, is the zakah of the self, but some scholars said it is the zakah of wealth. The majority hold that it is the zakah of the self, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:.
And woe to those who associate others with Allah - (7) Those who do not give zakah
وويل للمشركين الذين لا يؤتون الزكاةThe Shaykh : And what do you say? I say, if we say that the one who withholds zakah out of stinginess does not become a disbeliever, how do we reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And woe to those who associate others with Allah - (7) Those who do not give zakah
وويل للمشركين الذين لا يؤتون الزكاةThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, and the zakah intended here, according to the majority of scholars, is the zakah of the self, but some scholars said it is the zakah of wealth. The majority hold that it is the zakah of the self, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: