Discharging zakaat throughout the year
Question
Is it permissible to calculate the zakat on the zakat date then slowly give out the zakat throughout the year?
Answer
Yes, this is permissible provided before the next zakaat date all the previous years zakaat is discharged.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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