What should one do if he has delayed the zakah for two years?
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Question:
I am a person who has not paid the zakah since I reached the nisab, which was about three years ago. I estimated what I possess in my hand, or what others owe me, and it is a specific amount. So, if the third lunar year completes this year, do I pay the zakah for the three years that have passed, knowing that I am able and capable of doing so? Or what is the action to take?
Answer:
Expedite the zakah for the two past years; expedite it and seek forgiveness from your Lord, and repent to Him for what you delayed. And when the third lunar year is completed, then pay its zakah; do not delay this one. Expedite the zakah for the two years along with repentance and seeking forgiveness, and when the third lunar year is completed, then pay the zakah.
I am a person who has not paid the zakah since I reached the nisab, which was about three years ago. I estimated what I possess in my hand, or what others owe me, and it is a specific amount. So, if the third lunar year completes this year, do I pay the zakah for the three years that have passed, knowing that I am able and capable of doing so? Or what is the action to take?
Answer:
Expedite the zakah for the two past years; expedite it and seek forgiveness from your Lord, and repent to Him for what you delayed. And when the third lunar year is completed, then pay its zakah; do not delay this one. Expedite the zakah for the two years along with repentance and seeking forgiveness, and when the third lunar year is completed, then pay the zakah.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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