Is it permissible to pay zakah before the lunar year has elapsed, for a period of two or three months or more?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to pay zakah before the lunar year has elapsed, for a period of two or three months or more?
The Shaykh : There is no harm in doing so. If one does this, it falls under the category of "good is the promptness of good." We do not say this based solely on this phrase, but because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he accepted from his uncle al-Abbas the zakah for two years in advance. Therefore, paying zakah before the time of obligation arrives is permissible, and it is perhaps even closer to the truth.
The Shaykh : There is no harm in doing so. If one does this, it falls under the category of "good is the promptness of good." We do not say this based solely on this phrase, but because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he accepted from his uncle al-Abbas the zakah for two years in advance. Therefore, paying zakah before the time of obligation arrives is permissible, and it is perhaps even closer to the truth.