Question
I received my inheritance money a few years after the death of my father. Do I have to pay Zakaat for the years that the money was withheld from me by the executors of the estate?
Answer
Zakaat is paid on inheritance only from the time one takes possession of one's share. The executors are guilty of a major sin for having withheld the shares of the heirs. There is no Zakaat for the past years when you did not have possession of the money.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 22 No 07
- PDF page
- 4
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