What is the ruling on delaying the payment of zakah on wealth for a need?
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Question:
What is the ruling on delaying the payment of zakah on wealth for a benefit?
Answer:
If it is for a benefit, meaning, for example, the needy person is absent and it is delayed until he arrives so that it can be given to him, there is no harm if it is for a valid purpose; it is permissible to delay it. Yes, if he does not have money now and is waiting for money to come, there is no harm. Yes.
What is the ruling on delaying the payment of zakah on wealth for a benefit?
Answer:
If it is for a benefit, meaning, for example, the needy person is absent and it is delayed until he arrives so that it can be given to him, there is no harm if it is for a valid purpose; it is permissible to delay it. Yes, if he does not have money now and is waiting for money to come, there is no harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تأخير إخراج زكاة المال لحاجة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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