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Is it permissible to disburse Zakat funds at the beginning of the month of Ramadan each Hijri year, due to not knowing the beginning and end of the Hawl (Zakat year)?

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Zakat becomes obligatory when a complete lunar year (hawl) has passed over the wealth, meaning a full lunar year since the wealth reached the nisab (minimum threshold). It is permissible to pay Zakat in advance of its due time if there is a need for it, but it is not permissible to delay it beyond its due time after the hawl has passed.

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