If one has only money on the night of the festival, should he pay its value or wait?
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The questioner : Suppose, Shaykh, that on the night of the festival, a person who is obligated to pay zakah has no grains at the last moment... but he has money, meaning gold, to buy grains from the market, but he cannot find any grain sellers. Do we tell him to pay out money, or is the zakah dropped from him?
The Shaykh : What do you say, people? A man says that on the night of the festival he has only money. Does he pay out the sa' in currency? Is this your question?
The questioner : He does not pay out its value; this is regarding the value, meaning the value of the sa'.
The Shaykh : He asks whether he should pay out its value due to the excuse, or wait until he is able to do so? The second option, yes, except according to the opinion of those who consider it permissible to pay out the value.
...O Musa? Fine, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : What do you say, people? A man says that on the night of the festival he has only money. Does he pay out the sa' in currency? Is this your question?
The questioner : He does not pay out its value; this is regarding the value, meaning the value of the sa'.
The Shaykh : He asks whether he should pay out its value due to the excuse, or wait until he is able to do so? The second option, yes, except according to the opinion of those who consider it permissible to pay out the value.
...O Musa? Fine, if Allah wills.