Q 2: A man died leaving behind: 1) a sum that has remained in the bank for four years without paying the Zakah (obligatory charity) due on it; 2) a plot of land that is leased, where the lease remained in the Real Estate office for four years; and 3) a sum of money owed to him by the State, without paying the Zakah due on it. I am the Wakil (legally accountable person who acts on behalf of another for a specific permissible matter) for the estate to collect the sums and distribute them among the heirs. Should the Zakah due on these sums be paid before distributing them or should each inheritor be informed of the amount of Zakah due on his share of inheritance to undertake it? A 2: Each one of the inheritors should pay the Zakah due on his or her share for the past years since the death of the inherited person; each one of them should give 2.5% of his or her share for each year that passed on it. As for the money owed to them by the State, each one of them should give the Zakah due on his share after receiving it (Part No. 8; Page No. 169