What is the ruling on paying zakat al-mal in installments when it becomes obligatory?
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The questioner:
The questioner says: I have trade goods, and the lunar year of possession has completed for them. Is it permissible for me to pay the zakat in installments?
The Shaykh:
When zakat becomes obligatory upon the completion of the lunar year, one must hasten to pay it. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: "And give the zakat." This is a command, and a command implies immediacy. So, hasten to pay it at its proper time. If you do not have cash at the present moment,
The questioner:
you pay it.
The Shaykh:
The zakat is due from it. There is no harm if you wait until you obtain cash, or if there is a needy person and you wait for him to arrive or be present. It is permissible to delay the zakat until his arrival or presence. Delaying it for a valid legal excuse is permissible. If there is no excuse, it is obligatory to hasten to pay it at its proper time. Yes.
The questioner says: I have trade goods, and the lunar year of possession has completed for them. Is it permissible for me to pay the zakat in installments?
The Shaykh:
When zakat becomes obligatory upon the completion of the lunar year, one must hasten to pay it. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: "And give the zakat." This is a command, and a command implies immediacy. So, hasten to pay it at its proper time. If you do not have cash at the present moment,
The questioner:
you pay it.
The Shaykh:
The zakat is due from it. There is no harm if you wait until you obtain cash, or if there is a needy person and you wait for him to arrive or be present. It is permissible to delay the zakat until his arrival or presence. Delaying it for a valid legal excuse is permissible. If there is no excuse, it is obligatory to hasten to pay it at its proper time. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إخراج زكاة المال على دفعات حال وجوبها؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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