What is the ruling on delaying zakah?
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The questioner : He asks, "What is the ruling on delaying zakah?"
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to delay zakah once it becomes obligatory; rather, it is obligatory for him to hasten to pay it to its rightful recipient, because it is a right belonging to another person that he owes. A person must hasten to pay the rights of others to them. However, if he delays paying it for a short time for the benefit of the recipient, such as delaying it until a time when the poor are in greater need, or delaying it to search for a rightful recipient, or something similar, then there is nothing wrong with it. But he should not delay it for a long time, such as a month or two or the like. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to delay zakah once it becomes obligatory; rather, it is obligatory for him to hasten to pay it to its rightful recipient, because it is a right belonging to another person that he owes. A person must hasten to pay the rights of others to them. However, if he delays paying it for a short time for the benefit of the recipient, such as delaying it until a time when the poor are in greater need, or delaying it to search for a rightful recipient, or something similar, then there is nothing wrong with it. But he should not delay it for a long time, such as a month or two or the like. Yes.