Can zakah be given by installments?
It is stated that zakah can be given by installments. What is the view of our religion on this issue? Is it permissible to give zakah by installments? It will be easier for us financially.
Dear Brother / Sister,
Zakah can be given by installments. It is especially easy for the people who get monthly salaries. However, a person who is well off is advised to give zakah in advance, which is better for the poor.
According to the strong and sound view, it is necessary for the zakah of the wealth to be given as soon as one year passes. It is not permissible to delay it. It makes a person a sinner.
According to another view, zakah is fard but it does not have to be given at once, that is, as soon as a year passes. A person can give it whenever he wishes. However, if he dies before he gives it, he becomes a sinner. Nevertheless, this view is weak.
Questions on Islam
- When is zakah paid? Will you give detailed information about when to give zakah?
- Can long-term debts be subtracted while calculating zakah?
- Can I give zakah in advance before a year is completed?
- Is it permissible to give zakah and fitrah to grandchildren?
- Does a person who is in debt have to give zakah and sadaqah?
- For whom is Zakah fard? Will you give information about the ways of giving zakah, conditions for being liable to pay zakah, the time to give zakah and to whom to give zakah?
- What are the frequently asked questions about zakat and fitrah and their answers?
- Can a person give zakah to his mother, father, sisters, brothers and other relatives?
- Is it permissible to give the whole zakah to one person? Or, is it better to give it to several people?
- What is the procedure for zakah to give?
