What is the ruling on delaying the payment of zakah?
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Question:
The questioner says: A man delayed the zakah after the lunar year had passed. Does he owe anything?
Answer:
If he delayed it for an excuse, there is nothing wrong with it. If he has no money and waits until he gets money, there is nothing wrong with it. Or if there is a poor person who is absent and he is waiting for him to arrive, there is nothing wrong with it. If the delay in paying it out is for a benefit, there is nothing wrong with it. But if it is without an excuse, it is not permissible to withhold the zakah or delay the zakah without an excuse. Rather, it is obligatory to hasten to pay it out.
The questioner says: A man delayed the zakah after the lunar year had passed. Does he owe anything?
Answer:
If he delayed it for an excuse, there is nothing wrong with it. If he has no money and waits until he gets money, there is nothing wrong with it. Or if there is a poor person who is absent and he is waiting for him to arrive, there is nothing wrong with it. If the delay in paying it out is for a benefit, there is nothing wrong with it. But if it is without an excuse, it is not permissible to withhold the zakah or delay the zakah without an excuse. Rather, it is obligatory to hasten to pay it out.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تأخير دفع الزكاة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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