The Ruling on Delaying Zakah Until Ramadan
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh Salih, may Allah reward you and bless you. What is the ruling on delaying the payment of zakah until Ramadan?
Answer:
The reward lies in hastening to pay it, not in delaying it. However, one may delay it for a valid legal excuse, such as waiting for the recipients or for those in greater need. As for delaying it merely for the sake of the time, the virtue lies in hastening to pay it when the lunar year of possession is completed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh Salih, may Allah reward you and bless you. What is the ruling on delaying the payment of zakah until Ramadan?
Answer:
The reward lies in hastening to pay it, not in delaying it. However, one may delay it for a valid legal excuse, such as waiting for the recipients or for those in greater need. As for delaying it merely for the sake of the time, the virtue lies in hastening to pay it when the lunar year of possession is completed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 8 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|الزكاة في شهر رمضان|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (9:45)
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