Is it permissible to deduct the excess amount paid from the due Zakat in the coming year if the Zakat payer disbursed his Zakat in installments and the amount paid exceeded what was obligatory upon him?
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A man may deduct the surplus of his past from the zakat of the coming year, as long as he paid it with the intention of zakat. He may also donate it.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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