QA-ID-0055
QUESTION
I’ve always paid my zakat in ramzan because that’s what I thought you had to do..
I don’t know my annual zakat date how do i work that out. I only know I started work when I was 17 and earned £100 a week. I am 50 now and have always paid my zakat in ramzan. Will I be sinful for this? Please advise moulana.
ANSWER
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If you are unable to recall the exact date you first became the owner of the threshold (nisāb) due to the length of time that has passed, you can select an Islamic date after careful consideration and adhere to it consistently for giving zakāt. By doing so, you will not be considered sinful—in shā Allāh.
{ لَا یُکَلِّفُ اللہُ نَفۡسًا اِلَّا وُسۡعَہَا ؕ }
Answer provided by our teacher: Muftī Nasīm al-Misbāhī (Muftī, Al-Jāmiatul Ashrafiah, Mubarakpur, India).
والله تعالى أعلم
And Allāh Knows Best
Muhammad Kalim Misbahi
