The ruling on paying the zakah of trade goods before the end of the year

The questioner : The zakah of trade goods is not obligatory, but one must give from them what makes one’s soul content and purifies oneself with it. Is it sufficient if one makes it a habit to pay or give charity, for example, every month or every day, or is it obligatory to pay it at the end of the year?

The Shaykh : No, it is not obligatory to pay it at the end of the year; it is according to what is easy for him.

The questioner : And regarding the intelligence, is it permissible before pregnancy?

The Shaykh : It is permissible if he counts them.