Accelerating the Payment of Zakah
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Q2: I begin paying out some of the zakah throughout the year. Whenever I see people in need who are eligible, I pay out from the zakah. For example, I pay out approximately 30,000 riyals in zakah, and approximately 15,000 to 20,000 riyals are spent before the time comes to calculate the amounts subject to zakah. When I calculate the amounts, do I add back the amounts I have already spent and pay zakah on them, or is it considered that zakah has been paid on them?
A2 : If you accelerate the payment of zakah before the completion of the lunar year for a benefit that necessitates it, then you add what you have spent to the amount you possess at the time the lunar year is completed, and you calculate the zakah on the total.
A2 : If you accelerate the payment of zakah before the completion of the lunar year for a benefit that necessitates it, then you add what you have spent to the amount you possess at the time the lunar year is completed, and you calculate the zakah on the total.
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