Clarification of what is obligatory upon one who neglected to pay zakah for years due to ignorance
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Q157: The questioner asks: What is obligatory for a person who does not pay zakah because he did not know its importance and that it is obligatory? Does he have to pay it when he learns the ruling?
A157: Zakah is a pillar of Islam that must be paid. It is a debt in the conscience of the Muslim. If he does not hasten to pay it, he must hasten to pay it once he learns the ruling, because it is a debt in his conscience that is not discharged except by paying it and placing it in its proper channel.
A157: Zakah is a pillar of Islam that must be paid. It is a debt in the conscience of the Muslim. If he does not hasten to pay it, he must hasten to pay it once he learns the ruling, because it is a debt in his conscience that is not discharged except by paying it and placing it in its proper channel.
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