Ruling on paying zakah before the completion of the lunar year
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Umm 'Abdullah says: I have money, O Shaykh, that is not yet due, and I want to pay the zakah in a month other than the one in which I acquired it. Is that permissible? And if I pay the zakah six months before the completion of the lunar year of possession, what is the ruling?
Answer:
It is not called zakah before you own the item. What you pay out is not called zakah; rather, it is a gift and voluntary charity. It is permissible to pay the zakah early on money that you already own and possess. You may pay its zakah before the completion of the lunar year for a valid reason. However, paying zakah before you own the item is not called zakah and does not suffice as zakah.
May Allah reward you and bless you. Umm 'Abdullah says: I have money, O Shaykh, that is not yet due, and I want to pay the zakah in a month other than the one in which I acquired it. Is that permissible? And if I pay the zakah six months before the completion of the lunar year of possession, what is the ruling?
Answer:
It is not called zakah before you own the item. What you pay out is not called zakah; rather, it is a gift and voluntary charity. It is permissible to pay the zakah early on money that you already own and possess. You may pay its zakah before the completion of the lunar year for a valid reason. However, paying zakah before you own the item is not called zakah and does not suffice as zakah.
Source
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