Is buying a plot of land instead of paying the obligatory Zakat on money considered Haram, even with the intention of paying the Zakat later?
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on wealth must be disbursed immediately once it reaches the (threshold) and a hawl (full lunar year) has passed over it, whether it is solely the wealth itself or combined with other money or trade goods. It is not permissible to delay it for the purpose of buying land or anything else.
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