The ruling on delaying zakah from the time it becomes obligatory until Ramadan

The presenter:
The second question, O Faisal.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Is it permissible to delay zakah intentionally? I intentionally delayed my zakah for the Ramadan that is coming after a month. I delayed it for four months, and now I have delayed it until Ramadan.

The presenter:
Listen to the answer.

The questioner:
By Allah, he paid it out now.

The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to pay out the zakah when it becomes due, upon the completion of the lunar year, and not to wait for Ramadan. So you erred in withholding it until Ramadan came, for a period of months. So hasten to pay it out, my brother, and deliver it to those who are entitled to it. Yes.