Is paying zakah in Ramadan more meritorious than in other months, given that it is obligatory once its conditions are met?
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The questioner : A question, O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is paying zakah in Ramadan more meritorious than in other months, given that it is obligatory once its conditions are met?
The Shaykh : Yes. The obligation regarding zakah is to pay it when the lunar year (hawl) has completed, and one should not wait for Ramadan. If he wishes to pay it in Ramadan after the previous hawl has already passed, he should seek forgiveness from Allah the Exalted for delaying it. There is no blame on him for paying the zakah of the coming year in Ramadan. This is regarding the timing. There is no doubt that spending in Ramadan is better. However, sometimes zakah in other months is better, and voluntary charity is better, because the poor may be in greater need than they are in Ramadan, as is well known. In Ramadan, charity and zakah increase, so the poor obtain some wealth. But in other months, they may be in even greater need. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is paying zakah in Ramadan more meritorious than in other months, given that it is obligatory once its conditions are met?
The Shaykh : Yes. The obligation regarding zakah is to pay it when the lunar year (hawl) has completed, and one should not wait for Ramadan. If he wishes to pay it in Ramadan after the previous hawl has already passed, he should seek forgiveness from Allah the Exalted for delaying it. There is no blame on him for paying the zakah of the coming year in Ramadan. This is regarding the timing. There is no doubt that spending in Ramadan is better. However, sometimes zakah in other months is better, and voluntary charity is better, because the poor may be in greater need than they are in Ramadan, as is well known. In Ramadan, charity and zakah increase, so the poor obtain some wealth. But in other months, they may be in even greater need. Yes.