A person who has nisaab accepting zakaat

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Q: What will happen to a person if they have the nisaab amount and still accept zakaat even though they are fully aware of this?

Bismillaah

A: It is haraam for him to accept zakaat.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

Tags: haraam, Zakaat

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