Is it permissible to delay paying zakah until after its time of obligation has passed?
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Question:
A questioner says: I have a sum of money for which a lunar year has passed, and I want to delay the zakah until the blessed month of Ramadan. Is this permissible?
Answer:
It is not permissible to delay the zakah until after its time of obligation has passed. If the zakah becomes obligatory upon the completion of the lunar year, it is obligatory to pay it immediately, without delay. It is not permissible to delay it or withhold it from the poor and needy, saying, “Ramadan is better” or something similar. No, the best thing is that you pay it at its proper time. This is what brings the reward, the recompense, and the hastening to fulfill the obligation and clear one’s conscience. Do not delay it until Ramadan.
A questioner says: I have a sum of money for which a lunar year has passed, and I want to delay the zakah until the blessed month of Ramadan. Is this permissible?
Answer:
It is not permissible to delay the zakah until after its time of obligation has passed. If the zakah becomes obligatory upon the completion of the lunar year, it is obligatory to pay it immediately, without delay. It is not permissible to delay it or withhold it from the poor and needy, saying, “Ramadan is better” or something similar. No, the best thing is that you pay it at its proper time. This is what brings the reward, the recompense, and the hastening to fulfill the obligation and clear one’s conscience. Do not delay it until Ramadan.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز تأخير إخراج الزكاة عن وقت وجوبها؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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