Missed Your Zakat?

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Zakat is an undeniable pillar of Islam which is obligatory for every Muslim adult. Missing Zakat for one or more years is common due to different reasons. Keeping up with all our expenses can be challenging especially in time of financial hardship. However, paying missed Zakat can be easily achievable with flexible payment plans according to your needs.

For those who neglect Zakat, they need to immediately calculate Zakat due, and pay right away because Zakat will remain a debt that cannot be written off. So let NZF help out and help you understand and calculate the Zakat they owe.

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FIRST STEP

Identify the years in which you missed the payment of your Zakat

SECOND STEP

Determine the nisab of each year. The value of the nisab is equivalent to the value of 85 grams of pure gold, and this should vary from one year to another

THIRD STEP

Identify your Zakatable assets during the period of every single year in which you missed the payment of Zakat

FOURTH STEP

Calculate the amount due and develop a payment method (one-time fee, installments or will)

MISSED ZAKAT FAQ

Do I have to pay the entire outstanding balance of Zakat immediately?

The four mainstream schools of Islamic jurisprudence, namely, the Hanafi, Shafi’i, Maliki and Hanbali schools are in agreement that the payment of Zakat is due immediately upon becoming obligatory. Therefore, the outstanding Zakat amount must be paid immediately as a matter of urgency.

What should I do if I have mixed up my voluntary charity with Zakat?

It is necessary to calculate Zakat correctly to ensure one is fulfilling this command of Allah properly. It is strongly encouraged that one reviews his accounts and finances for the previous years and the amount of Zakat disbursed. This will clarify if there is a deficit in payment. One can make amends thereafter.

Is the previous year’s missed Zakat deductible from the following year’s gross assets?

When calculating missed Zakat for a number of years, one may deduct all the outstanding zakat from the previous years from the following years

How can I have missed Zakat?

Forgetting Zakat altogether
Miscalculating Zakat and as a result not paying at all or paying less than what was due
Being lazy and missing Zakat
Saving money to purchase something deemed important

Does missed Zakat remain obligatory?

Missed Zakat becomes obligatory after a person qualifies to pay Zakat. This obligation remains upon a person despite negligence, error or ignorance.

Do I need to pay Zakat as soon as I re-embrace Islam?

The Hanafi and Maliki schools are of the opinion that leaving Islam erases all debts enjoined by Shari’ah including Zakat. However, the Shafi’i and Hanbali schools opine that these debts are not erased from one’s accountability, thus, a person who re-embraces Islam will still be liable to pay for the missed Zakat prior to leaving the fold of Islam.