Is it permissible to consider the surplus amount, which was paid in advance for Zakat al-Mal, as part of the Zakat for the coming year?
It is not permissible to count an overpayment made in this year's zakat towards next year's zakat, because the intention when it was disbursed was solely for this year's zakat, based on the Hadith: "Indeed, actions are by intentions."
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