What is the ruling on delaying zakah past its time?
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Question:
The questioner says: What is the ruling on delaying zakah, knowing that I was traveling when the time for paying it came?
Answer:
Is it zakat al-fitr or the zakah on wealth? As for the zakah on wealth, there is nothing wrong with it if he is unable to pay it; he pays it whenever it becomes easy for him. It remains a debt on him, and he pays it whenever it becomes easy for him.
The questioner says: What is the ruling on delaying zakah, knowing that I was traveling when the time for paying it came?
Answer:
Is it zakat al-fitr or the zakah on wealth? As for the zakah on wealth, there is nothing wrong with it if he is unable to pay it; he pays it whenever it becomes easy for him. It remains a debt on him, and he pays it whenever it becomes easy for him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تأخير الزكاة عن وقتها؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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