Accelerating Zakah in the Case of Fear or Need
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The questioner:
If there is a dispute among the children regarding jewelry, may Allah protect you.
The Shaykh:
The recipient cries; there is disagreement in this issue, as is known, so the recipient cries.
The presenter:
It is prescribed for the sake of public benefit.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, it is better. Even if he accelerates it out of fear of such and such, or otherwise, there is no harm in that, because it is merely an act of kindness; accelerating kindness is not a sin. If he sees that accelerating it is beneficial, there is no harm in it, whether he fears that the presence of the people will distract him, or for other reasons, or because there are poor people present, or the like of that. Praise be to Allah.
If there is a dispute among the children regarding jewelry, may Allah protect you.
The Shaykh:
The recipient cries; there is disagreement in this issue, as is known, so the recipient cries.
The presenter:
It is prescribed for the sake of public benefit.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, it is better. Even if he accelerates it out of fear of such and such, or otherwise, there is no harm in that, because it is merely an act of kindness; accelerating kindness is not a sin. If he sees that accelerating it is beneficial, there is no harm in it, whether he fears that the presence of the people will distract him, or for other reasons, or because there are poor people present, or the like of that. Praise be to Allah.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تابع كتاب الزكاة - 2 — islamhouse.com (7:20)
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