Is it permissible to pay zakah in installments over the entire year?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the completion of the lunar year for zakah falls in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah every year, and he wants to pay the zakah in installments each month, starting from Muharram, such that by the time Dhu al-Hijjah arrives, he has already paid all of his zakah in advance, is this permissible? I have a question. If the completion of the lunar year for zakah falls in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah every year, and he wants to pay the zakah in installments each month, starting from the month of Muharram, such that by the time Dhu al-Hijjah arrives, he has already paid all of his zakah in advance.

Answer:
Meaning, he divides it over the whole year? No, zakah is not [paid in installments]; zakah is to be paid immediately. When it becomes obligatory, he pays it at its time immediately, and he does not delay it except for an excuse. If there is an excuse, such as not having the money, he waits for the money to arrive and pays what is available, waiting for the rest; there is no harm in that. But if it is without an excuse, no.