The ruling on paying zakah early in order to give it in Ramadan
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Question:
The questioner asks, Shaykh, about paying zakah: Is there any virtue in paying zakah in Ramadan before its due time, and is it accepted?
Answer:
Paying zakah is due when the lunar year is completed and the obligation of zakah arises. If one pays it earlier, there is nothing wrong with that. However, it is obligatory for him to pay it only when the lunar year is completed, if it is from the types of wealth for which a lunar year is a condition. He pays it when the lunar year is completed. If he pays it before that, it is permissible to pay zakah early for one year or two years; there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
The questioner asks, Shaykh, about paying zakah: Is there any virtue in paying zakah in Ramadan before its due time, and is it accepted?
Answer:
Paying zakah is due when the lunar year is completed and the obligation of zakah arises. If one pays it earlier, there is nothing wrong with that. However, it is obligatory for him to pay it only when the lunar year is completed, if it is from the types of wealth for which a lunar year is a condition. He pays it when the lunar year is completed. If he pays it before that, it is permissible to pay zakah early for one year or two years; there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2725- حكم تعجيل الزكاة من أجل إخراجها في رمضان | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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