Jamiatul Ulama KZN Council of Muslim Theologians
Nasihah (Advice): Eagerness to give Zakaat is sweetness of faith
Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Muawiyah radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever does three deeds will taste the sweetness of faith: one who worships Allah alone, one who declares there is no God but Allah and who gives Zakaat from his wealth each year with a cheerful and earnest soul.” [Sunan Abi Dawud]
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Question and Answer:
- Q. A person did not pay Zakaat on his stock for the past ten years. Now, all his stock has been stolen. Does it still remain compulsory upon him to pay Zakaat on his stock for the past ten years?
(Question published as received)
- In principle, Zakaat does not remain compulsory upon a person whose wealth had been lost or stolen. Hence, if a person did not discharge his Zakaat on his stock in trade for the past ten years and all or a portion of his stock was lost or stolen, it will not be compulsory upon him to discharge Zakaat on the lost or stolen stock. (Shaami 2/361)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
(The answer hereby given is specifically based on the question asked and should be read together with the question asked. Islamic rulings on this Q&A newsletter are answered in accordance to the Hanafi Fiqh unless otherwise stated.)
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