The Ruling on Advancing Zakah and Delaying It
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Question:
Shaykh, he pays his zakah in the previous Ramadan, and there is no harm in that.
Answer:
If he advances it, there is nothing wrong with it. If he advances it to a time after it becomes due, that is fine. It is not permissible for him to delay it. It is obligatory for him to pay it if it becomes due in Rajab; he must pay it in Rajab and not delay it. This is what this stubborn person says. And a bad habit is not to be followed; it is to be abandoned.
Shaykh, he pays his zakah in the previous Ramadan, and there is no harm in that.
Answer:
If he advances it, there is nothing wrong with it. If he advances it to a time after it becomes due, that is fine. It is not permissible for him to delay it. It is obligatory for him to pay it if it becomes due in Rajab; he must pay it in Rajab and not delay it. This is what this stubborn person says. And a bad habit is not to be followed; it is to be abandoned.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب تأكيد وجوب الزكاة، وبيان فضلها وما يتعلق بِها : الأحاديث : [ 1215 - 1217 ] — islamhouse.com (15:26)
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