The ruling on delaying zakah in order to pay it in Ramadan
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to advance the payment of zakah on wealth to Ramadan because of its virtue, generosity, and spiritual atmosphere?
Answer:
Zakah is paid when the lunar year of possession is completed. It must not be delayed beyond the time it becomes obligatory. Zakah is due immediately. However, if there is a greater need in Ramadan, or if people are in greater need, or if one seeks the virtuous time because Ramadan is the best, there is no harm in doing so, even though it is not the preferred course. The preferred course is that when zakah becomes obligatory, one pays it immediately and delivers it to those who are entitled to it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to advance the payment of zakah on wealth to Ramadan because of its virtue, generosity, and spiritual atmosphere?
Answer:
Zakah is paid when the lunar year of possession is completed. It must not be delayed beyond the time it becomes obligatory. Zakah is due immediately. However, if there is a greater need in Ramadan, or if people are in greater need, or if one seeks the virtuous time because Ramadan is the best, there is no harm in doing so, even though it is not the preferred course. The preferred course is that when zakah becomes obligatory, one pays it immediately and delivers it to those who are entitled to it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2746- حكم تأخير الزكاة من أجل إخراجها في رمضان | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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