The Ruling on Advancing Zakah, Striving Against the Self, and the Repentance of a Thief

The questioner:
He says: Whatever has completed its lunar year, he has paid its zakah at its due time; and whatever has not completed its lunar year, he has advanced it. It is obligatory to advance zakah in case of pressing need. He also pays zakah in the next lunar year, and so on.

The Shaykh:
And yes, and whatever is provided for the next lunar year in the coming year, and so on. This means that every month he pays for the coming year, the past year. May Allah reward you with good.

The questioner:
I heard that striving against the self is the greatest jihad. How is that?

The Shaykh:
This is not correct. This is not correct. I think jihad, jihad in the path of Allah the Exalted, yes. Striving against the self is required, but it is not the greatest jihad. The greatest jihad is jihad in the path of Allah, jihad against the disbelievers and the hypocrites. But jihad against the self is undoubtedly one of the types of jihad. And whoever does not strive against his self cannot strive against his enemy. Yes.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good.