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(Book 17, Hadith 33) #35662
Paying Zakat in Islam

SUMMARY: Umar ibn Abd al-'Aziz allowed a man to not pay zakat on his property, but when the man felt guilty and decided to pay it, Umar told the administrator to take it from him.

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that one of the administrators of Umar ibn Abd al-'Aziz wrote to him mentioning that a man had refused to pay zakat on his property. Umar wrote to the administrator and told him to leave the man alone and not to take any zakat from him when he took it from the other muslims. The man heard about this and the situation became unbearable for him, and after that he paid the zakat on his property. The administrator wrote to Umar and mentioned that to him, and Umar wrote back telling him to take the zakat from him.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ عَامِلاً، لِعُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ يَذْكُرُ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مَنَعَ زَكَاةَ مَالِهِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ أَنْ دَعْهُ وَلاَ تَأْخُذْ مِنْهُ زَكَاةً مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ فَاشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَأَدَّى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ زَكَاةَ مَالِهِ فَكَتَبَ عَامِلُ عُمَرَ إِلَيْهِ يَذْكُرُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ أَنْ خُذْهَا مِنْهُ
TOPICS
property  *  refusal  *  payment  *  zakat

QUICK LESSONS:
Pay your religious obligations honestly and responsibly

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, we learn about the importance of paying zakat in Islam. Zakat is a form of charity that Muslims are required to give each year from their wealth and savings. In this hadith, Umar ibn Abd al-'Aziz allowed a man who refused to pay zakat on his property not be forced into paying it. However, when the man felt guilty and decided he wanted to pay it anyway, Umar told the administrator that he should take it from him. This teaches us that although we may be given leniency in certain situations regarding our religious obligations such as paying zakat, if we feel guilty or regretful for not fulfilling them then we should still go ahead and do so even if no one is forcing us.

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