Some amount of money was kept aside as zakat. if that money gets stolen do we have to repay our zakat?
Question
Some amount of money was kept aside as zakat. if that money gets stolen do we have to repay our zakat?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The Zakat must be repaid.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Hisham Dawood
Student, Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1]
و آتوا الزكوة (القرآن)
و هي (الزكوة)...عبارة عن إيجاب طائفة من المال في مال مخصوص...(الإختيار ج-١ ص-٣٢٩، الرسالة العالمية)
هي (الزكوة) تمليك المال بغير عوض...(كنز الدقائق ج-١ ص-٢٠٥، إدارة القرآن)
لا يخرج عن العهدة بالعزل بل بالأدء للفقراء (الدر المختار ج-٢ ص-٢٧٠، سعيد)
فتاوى محمودية ج-٩ ص-٤٨٠، فاروقية
- Answered by
- Hisham Dawood
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam). It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta directly.