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بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

357◾️Forgetting to give out the Zakaat Al-Fitr and remembering after Eid◾️

Answered by Fadeelatushaykh Abu Hatim Yusuf Al-'Inaabi Al-Jazaa'iree - may Allah preserve him -

📥Question:

“A person who delayed from giving out Zakaat Al-Fitr due to forgetfulness, such that he did not remember that he had not given out Zakaat Al-Fitr until days after Eid, is it permissible for him to give out Zakaat now?”.

📤Answer:

“If his delay, as mentioned, in giving out Zakaat Al-Fitr was due to forgetfulness, but what's added to this is, and without negligence, because forgetfulness may arise from negligence, then if it was due to negligence, this matter is more severe, and he would be sinful. This is because the state of the negligent person is like that of the one who deliberately abandons, as negligence takes the place of deliberate abandonment according to the scholars.

However, if he was forgetful, or it happened that he slept, while it was his habit to give it out (i.e., Zakaat Al-Fitr) before the prayer, but he slept due to exhaustion without there being negligence, and he did not wake up until after the people had prayed Eid, or if this person was imprisoned and afflicted with confinement on the night of Eid before he could give it out, while he had prepared it for distribution, and then after that, this hindrance was removed after days of Eid. Or if he had a sudden illness that occupied and prevented him from doing so, or any other excuses, then the majority of the people of knowledge say that whoever is in this state should give it out whenever the hindrance is removed.
And the hindrance for this person was forgetfulness, so when the hindrance was removed by remembering, then in his case, he should give out Zakaat whenever he remembers. This is similar to the statement of the Prophet ﷺ: “Whoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it, for there is no expiation for it except that”.

The people of knowledge said that this prayer, which is the greatest of worship which is specific to a certain time - because the discussion is about acts of worship that are specified to a certain time, and Zakaat Al-Fitr has a specific time, with its deadline being until the Eid prayer, as evidenced by the hadith of Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever gives it out before the prayer, it is accepted Zakaat, and whoever gives it after the prayer, it is merely a charity from among the charities”. Reported by Abu Daud with a firm chain of narration.

There is also other Hadiths which indicating this.

The key point is that the Prophet ﷺ commanded it to be given out before the Eid prayer, making it specific to a certain time, and he made its acceptance conditional upon being given before the prayer. As for the one who gives it out after the prayer, in his case, it is considered a general charity.

This applies to the one who was negligent or deliberately left it. So, if he gives it after that, his case is like that of one who delayed giving out a general charity.

However, the one who was forgetful or had an excuse and then gave it, then even though it is considered a charity, this does not prevent it from being sufficient in his case, it is sufficient in his case because it was due to forgetfulness or an excuse.

The majority of the people of knowledge say that whoever is in this state should give it whenever he remembers or whenever the hindrance is removed.

And because the attachment of Zakaat Al-Fitr is to the right of the poor:

(إِنَّمَا ٱلصَّدَقَٰتُ لِلْفُقَرَآءِ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ)
"As-Sadaqat (here it means Zakat) are only for the Fuqara' (poor), and Al-Masakeen (the poor)".
[At-Tawbah:60] until the end of the verse.

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بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

357◾️Forgetting to give out the Zakaat Al-Fitr and remembering after Eid◾️

Answered by Fadeelatushaykh Abu Hatim Yusuf Al-'Inaabi Al-Jazaa'iree - may Allah preserve him -

📥Question:

“A person who delayed from giving out Zakaat Al-Fitr due to forgetfulness, such that he did not remember that he had not given out Zakaat Al-Fitr until days after Eid, is it permissible for him to give out Zakaat now?”.

📤Answer:

“If his delay, as mentioned, in giving out Zakaat Al-Fitr was due to forgetfulness, but what's added to this is, and without negligence, because forgetfulness may arise from negligence, then if it was due to negligence, this matter is more severe, and he would be sinful. This is because the state of the negligent person is like that of the one who deliberately abandons, as negligence takes the place of deliberate abandonment according to the scholars.

However, if he was forgetful, or it happened that he slept, while it was his habit to give it out (i.e., Zakaat Al-Fitr) before the prayer, but he slept due to exhaustion without there being negligence, and he did not wake up until after the people had prayed Eid, or if this person was imprisoned and afflicted with confinement on the night of Eid before he could give it out, while he had prepared it for distribution, and then after that, this hindrance was removed after days of Eid. Or if he had a sudden illness that occupied and prevented him from doing so, or any other excuses, then the majority of the people of knowledge say that whoever is in this state should give it out whenever the hindrance is removed.
And the hindrance for this person was forgetfulness, so when the hindrance was removed by remembering, then in his case, he should give out Zakaat whenever he remembers. This is similar to the statement of the Prophet ﷺ: “Whoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it, for there is no expiation for it except that”.

The people of knowledge said that this prayer, which is the greatest of worship which is specific to a certain time - because the discussion is about acts of worship that are specified to a certain time, and Zakaat Al-Fitr has a specific time, with its deadline being until the Eid prayer, as evidenced by the hadith of Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever gives it out before the prayer, it is accepted Zakaat, and whoever gives it after the prayer, it is merely a charity from among the charities”. Reported by Abu Daud with a firm chain of narration.

There is also other Hadiths which indicating this.

The key point is that the Prophet ﷺ commanded it to be given out before the Eid prayer, making it specific to a certain time, and he made its acceptance conditional upon being given before the prayer. As for the one who gives it out after the prayer, in his case, it is considered a general charity.

This applies to the one who was negligent or deliberately left it. So, if he gives it after that, his case is like that of one who delayed giving out a general charity.

However, the one who was forgetful or had an excuse and then gave it, then even though it is considered a charity, this does not prevent it from being sufficient in his case, it is sufficient in his case because it was due to forgetfulness or an excuse.

The majority of the people of knowledge say that whoever is in this state should give it whenever he remembers or whenever the hindrance is removed.

And because the attachment of Zakaat Al-Fitr is to the right of the poor:

(إِنَّمَا ٱلصَّدَقَٰتُ لِلْفُقَرَآءِ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ)
"As-Sadaqat (here it means Zakat) are only for the Fuqara' (poor), and Al-Masakeen (the poor)".
[At-Tawbah:60] until the end of the verse.

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