Darulifta Ahlesunnat (Dawat-e-Islami)
Which month should we pay Zakah in Ramadan or in Rajab?
Answer (beginning)
الُجِوابُ بِعوُنِ الُتلِكِ الُوِهِّابِ Zakat is not related to Ramadan Sharif or Rajab al Murajjab or any other specific month Instead its payment is Fard (obligatory ) when a person becomes Sahib-e Nisab fowner of Nisab ) and an (Islamic) year has passed the Fard to pay zakat arises at the exact moment a person becomes a Sahib-e Nisab and the Islamic year has passed regardless of the month, the delay is not permissible and is a sin For example, if a person becomes Sahib-e Nisab at 10 am on the Sth of Shawwal ul Mukarram and then he remains Sahib-e Nisab on the same date, the same month of…
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