Giving zakah early to a poor brother for two years
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have a brother who is in need and is poor. Is it permissible for me to give him the zakah that I pay from my wealth for two years in advance?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to pay the zakah in advance. It is permissible to pay it up to two years in advance if there is a need for it; there is no harm in that. And giving it to a relative is better than giving it to someone else, because it is both charity and maintaining family ties. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have a brother who is in need and is poor. Is it permissible for me to give him the zakah that I pay from my wealth for two years in advance?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to pay the zakah in advance. It is permissible to pay it up to two years in advance if there is a need for it; there is no harm in that. And giving it to a relative is better than giving it to someone else, because it is both charity and maintaining family ties. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 30-10-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (1:11:36)
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