Delaying the payment of zakah until Ramadan

Question:
Shaykh, what about the person who makes Ramadan the time for paying his zakah, even though this zakah becomes due in Sha'ban? He delayed this zakah for the virtue of the month of Ramadan, especially the last ten days.

Answer:
There is no doubt that he intends, if Allah wills, the virtue of the time and the season. However, hastening to pay the zakah when it becomes obligatory, whether in Ramadan or otherwise, is what is obligatory for him. Allah the Exalted said: Therefore, the zakah must be paid immediately once the lunar year (hawl) has passed on the wealth subject to zakah; he must proceed to pay it at once and not delay it. Yes.