The ruling on expediting the payment of zakah before the lunar year has passed
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Question:
I opened a commercial establishment and we distribute the zakah before the lunar year has passed. This action is permissible because we do it out of consideration for the circumstances of the poor.
Answer:
Zakah becomes obligatory only when the lunar year of possession has been completed. If the owner hastens it and pays it out before the completion of the year for the sake of a benefit, there is nothing wrong with that. It is permissible to hasten the payment of zakah in consideration of a benefit that has arisen, or a benefit that would be lost if it were delayed.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
I opened a commercial establishment and we distribute the zakah before the lunar year has passed. This action is permissible because we do it out of consideration for the circumstances of the poor.
Answer:
Zakah becomes obligatory only when the lunar year of possession has been completed. If the owner hastens it and pays it out before the completion of the year for the sake of a benefit, there is nothing wrong with that. It is permissible to hasten the payment of zakah in consideration of a benefit that has arisen, or a benefit that would be lost if it were delayed.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/084 — archive.org (3:43)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.