Is it permissible to pay the entire zakat on gold (45 mithqals of 21-carat gold, at a price of 95,000 dinars per mithqal) in advance to the mosque, knowing that some of it has not yet completed its hawl (one lunar year)?
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is obligatory on saved gold if it reaches the , and it is permissible to pay zakat on it in advance before the completion of the hawl (one year). The categories for zakat distribution are specified in the Holy Quran as eight types. It is permissible to entrust zakat to a reliable entity to distribute it to its rightful beneficiaries, and it is not permissible to spend it on mosque affairs.
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