Is it permissible to pay the zakah of wealth or the like in any month of the year, or is it necessary to pay the zakah in the blessed month of Ramadan?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to pay the zakah of wealth or the like in any month of the year, or is it necessary to pay the zakah in the blessed month of Ramadan?
The Shaykh : It is not necessary to pay the zakah in Ramadan. Rather, a person pays his zakah when his hawl (lunar year of possession) is completed; that is, when the year of his wealth has passed, he pays the zakah. It is not permissible to delay it, except for a slight delay to look for someone who is more in need, or for a virtuous time that is not far off. As for delaying it until a distant time, that is not permissible, because the zakah must be paid immediately, as it is among the obligatory duties, and the principle for all obligatory duties is that a person performs them immediately, except where there is evidence permitting delay. Yes.
The questioner : This is a female listener, O honorable Shaykh, from Iraq, Erbil Governorate. She says: I greet you with the greeting of Islam, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings, and here is my question.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings, yes.
The Shaykh : It is not necessary to pay the zakah in Ramadan. Rather, a person pays his zakah when his hawl (lunar year of possession) is completed; that is, when the year of his wealth has passed, he pays the zakah. It is not permissible to delay it, except for a slight delay to look for someone who is more in need, or for a virtuous time that is not far off. As for delaying it until a distant time, that is not permissible, because the zakah must be paid immediately, as it is among the obligatory duties, and the principle for all obligatory duties is that a person performs them immediately, except where there is evidence permitting delay. Yes.
The questioner : This is a female listener, O honorable Shaykh, from Iraq, Erbil Governorate. She says: I greet you with the greeting of Islam, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings, and here is my question.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings, yes.