Explaining how an employee calculates zakah on his increasing salaries
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Q34: The questioner asks: How is zakah calculated on money that increases every month, such as an employee's salary? A lunar year may pass while the money is in his possession, but a portion of it has not yet completed a lunar year. How is zakah paid on this money?
A34: If you designate a specific month of the year in which to pay the zakah on the money you have accumulated, such as Ramadan, for example, that is a good thing. You pay the zakah on what you have accumulated, so the zakah is paid at its proper time. As for the portion that has not completed its lunar year, you have paid its zakah early. Paying zakah early is permissible if it is for a legitimate religious purpose. This is the method that accommodates people, especially employees. It is easy for them to follow this method: they designate a month in the year in which to pay their zakah, making it the time for paying zakah until the same month in the following year.
If he does this, he has advanced his zakah, and advancing zakah is permissible if it is for a legitimate religious purpose. This is a concession that accommodates people, especially employees, who can adopt this practice by designating a specific month of the year in which to pay their zakah, making it the time for paying zakah until the same month in the following year.
A34: If you designate a specific month of the year in which to pay the zakah on the money you have accumulated, such as Ramadan, for example, that is a good thing. You pay the zakah on what you have accumulated, so the zakah is paid at its proper time. As for the portion that has not completed its lunar year, you have paid its zakah early. Paying zakah early is permissible if it is for a legitimate religious purpose. This is the method that accommodates people, especially employees. It is easy for them to follow this method: they designate a month in the year in which to pay their zakah, making it the time for paying zakah until the same month in the following year.
If he does this, he has advanced his zakah, and advancing zakah is permissible if it is for a legitimate religious purpose. This is a concession that accommodates people, especially employees, who can adopt this practice by designating a specific month of the year in which to pay their zakah, making it the time for paying zakah until the same month in the following year.
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