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Whether inherited businesses carry previous owners' unpaid zakat obligations

I inherited my father's business and discovered he never paid proper zakat on it, and now I'm wondering if I'm responsible for his unpaid obligations on top of my own.

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Inherited guilt and religious debt intertwine when past generations' spiritual failures become present moral burdens.

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