Delaying the payment of zakah in anticipation of a specific poor person
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the lunar year has passed and the zakah has become obligatory upon me, is it permissible for me to delay paying it until a poor man I know comes?
Answer:
Yes, if the delay is for a benefit, such as giving it to someone whose need you know and who is absent, you may delay it for him because he is in need. There is nothing wrong with that; this is for a valid purpose, so there is no harm.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the lunar year has passed and the zakah has become obligatory upon me, is it permissible for me to delay paying it until a poor man I know comes?
Answer:
Yes, if the delay is for a benefit, such as giving it to someone whose need you know and who is absent, you may delay it for him because he is in need. There is nothing wrong with that; this is for a valid purpose, so there is no harm.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 18-01-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:01:13)
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