Setting One Month for Paying the Zakah of Wealth
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Question:
And there is no [zakah] for wealth that comes to him from intelligence. If it appears that the Christians [are present] every month, then it has its own hawl (lunar year of possession) specific to it.
Answer:
The default is that every month has its own specific hawl, but as a means of making things easier for people, there is no harm in designating one month of the year as the time for paying the zakah on whatever has accumulated with him, whether its hawl has completed or not. This is a means of facilitating matters for people, because it is difficult to pay the zakah every month; that is difficult.
And there is no [zakah] for wealth that comes to him from intelligence. If it appears that the Christians [are present] every month, then it has its own hawl (lunar year of possession) specific to it.
Answer:
The default is that every month has its own specific hawl, but as a means of making things easier for people, there is no harm in designating one month of the year as the time for paying the zakah on whatever has accumulated with him, whether its hawl has completed or not. This is a means of facilitating matters for people, because it is difficult to pay the zakah every month; that is difficult.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب الزكاة — islamhouse.com (1:01:00)
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