{"_id":"68518341d23c0a8a8b4459ca","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"How do I make up my missed zakat?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I recently learned the conditions of which zakat is required to be paid by someone, and realized that I have owed zakat for the past 2 or 3 years now. How do I make up for the fact that I haven’t paid since it became fard upon me? I was unaware and I am worried that I have committed a major sin.\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Al-ḥamdu lillāh for guiding you to this realization. You should make your best estimate of the amount owed and pay it. The fact that you were unaware may serve as an excuse depending on your circumstances, and in that case, you would not be sinful. But even if sin was involved, the door of repentance remains open and Allah is Most Merciful.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a7b","tag":"Worship: Sins","count":100},{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329f4","tag":"Worship: Repentance","count":63},{"_id":"668d9ff50b76658b4c232a40","tag":"Zakat: Al-Mal","count":57},{"_id":"668da0170b76658b4c232de1","tag":"Zakat: Other","count":9}],"createdOn":"2025-06-17T15:01:21.423Z"}