Paying Zakah in Installments
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Zakah has become obligatory upon me. Is it permissible for me to pay it in installments, or must I pay it all at once?
Answer:
If you are able to pay it all at once, it is obligatory for you to do so. However, if you are unable to do so, you pay what you can, and the remainder remains a debt in your possession, to be paid when you are able.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Zakah has become obligatory upon me. Is it permissible for me to pay it in installments, or must I pay it all at once?
Answer:
If you are able to pay it all at once, it is obligatory for you to do so. However, if you are unable to do so, you pay what you can, and the remainder remains a debt in your possession, to be paid when you are able.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 57 من 83 / شرح مختصر زاد المعاد / هديه في عقد الذمة / صالح الفوزان / السيرة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:15:48)
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