Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it permissible to pay Zakat in advance?

· 9 Shawwal 1441 AH1 min readFatwa 32338English

Question

I would like to know if i could give zakat in advance.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.

Yes, it is permissible to discharge zakat in advance on condition that one’s wealth reaches the threshold of zakat and on condition that one fulfils all the conditions of zakat.

For more information on zakat consider the links below:

http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/17114

http://www.askimam.org/public/cat_fatwa_details/71

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Zakir Husain

Student DarulIftaa
Michigan, U.S.A

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

) الباب في شرح الكتاب ٢/٣٣٧ ( وان قدّم الزكوة على الحول، وهو مالك للنصاب:جاز (1)

Answered by
Zakir Husain
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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