Question:
What is the ruling of the one who gives Zakat considering it a tax and performs Hajj considering it a business?
Answer:
Even though the compulsion would be fulfilled in this manner, they, however, would not be accepted in the Court of Allah. This is also a sign of the closeness of the Day of Qiyamah.[1]
And Allah Ta’ala knows best.
Mahmood Darul Uloom Deoband
Fatawa Mahmudiyah Vol.14 Pg.400-1
[1] The Messenger of Allah said, “When Al-Fai’ is distributed (preferentially), trust is a spoil of war, Zakat is a fine … then anticipate a red wind, earthquake, collapsing of the earth, transformation, Qadhf, and the signs follow in succession like gems of a necklace whose string is cut and so they fall in succession.” [Tirmithi #2211]
