The Ruling on Delaying the Payment of Zakah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the ruling on delaying the payment of my zakah until the arrival of Ramadan, or at its beginning? Is there any harm in that? And is the first ten days of Ramadan better than the middle ten and the last ten?
Answer:
Zakah is paid when the lunar year of possession is completed, and it is not delayed beyond that except for a valid reason, such as if you do not have cash on hand, in which case it remains a debt on you until you find the cash and pay it out, or if there are recipients in greater need, in which case you wait for them to pay them, and there is no harm in that either. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the ruling on delaying the payment of my zakah until the arrival of Ramadan, or at its beginning? Is there any harm in that? And is the first ten days of Ramadan better than the middle ten and the last ten?
Answer:
Zakah is paid when the lunar year of possession is completed, and it is not delayed beyond that except for a valid reason, such as if you do not have cash on hand, in which case it remains a debt on you until you find the cash and pay it out, or if there are recipients in greater need, in which case you wait for them to pay them, and there is no harm in that either. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/296 — archive.org (16:55)
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