Is it permissible to calculate the Nisab from the total funds that do not fully enter into the worker's possession?
becomes obligatory on each installment of monthly salaries after a full year has passed on it, provided it reaches the . It is permissible to pay Zakat in advance when a full year has passed on the first nisab that was acquired. However, it is not permissible to pay Zakat in advance before possessing the nisab, or for money that has not yet come into a person's ownership.
As for deducting what a person will spend from the money designated for Zakat for their essential needs during the year, this is an opinion held by some scholars. However, the stronger opinion is that it is obligatory to pay Zakat on all money once a full year has passed on it, except for debts, which are deducted from the money on which Zakat is obligatory.
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