Delaying the payment of zakah on wealth until after its due time
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Question:
Salih. The brother Abu Ibrahim says: I had zakah on my wealth due in Ramadan, but due to my busyness and my health conditions, I did not pay the zakah on my wealth last year, and I am waiting for next year, if Allah keeps me alive, to pay it. Is there anything required of me for this delay?
Answer:
If the delay was for an excuse, there is nothing wrong with it, and nothing is required of you. However, if the delay was not for an excuse, but rather you want to combine it with the zakah of next year, that is not permissible, because paying zakah is required immediately, and it is not permissible to withhold it without a valid legal excuse. Yes.
Salih. The brother Abu Ibrahim says: I had zakah on my wealth due in Ramadan, but due to my busyness and my health conditions, I did not pay the zakah on my wealth last year, and I am waiting for next year, if Allah keeps me alive, to pay it. Is there anything required of me for this delay?
Answer:
If the delay was for an excuse, there is nothing wrong with it, and nothing is required of you. However, if the delay was not for an excuse, but rather you want to combine it with the zakah of next year, that is not permissible, because paying zakah is required immediately, and it is not permissible to withhold it without a valid legal excuse. Yes.
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (7:39)
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