Ruling on installment payments of zakah for the benefit of the recipients
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Q151: The questioner says: I pay the zakah of my wealth every year in the month
of Ramadan, and there are some families to whom I give a sum each month. Is it permissible for me to pay them the zakah in installments over the course of the year? I ask for your guidance, Your Eminence?
A151: The principle regarding zakah is that it should be paid when it becomes obligatory and distributed to those in need, and it should not be withheld. However, if there are recipients who are not good at managing their affairs, and their share is set aside for them to be given to them little by little, and this is better for them, then there is no harm in doing so in this case.
of Ramadan, and there are some families to whom I give a sum each month. Is it permissible for me to pay them the zakah in installments over the course of the year? I ask for your guidance, Your Eminence?
A151: The principle regarding zakah is that it should be paid when it becomes obligatory and distributed to those in need, and it should not be withheld. However, if there are recipients who are not good at managing their affairs, and their share is set aside for them to be given to them little by little, and this is better for them, then there is no harm in doing so in this case.
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