What should one do who has had a full year pass on his wealth and has not paid its zakat for six months, and should he wait for the second year to pay the zakat for two years?
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It is not permissible to delay giving out beyond its due time except for an excuse. The questioner must repent and hasten to give out his zakat, because the command to give zakat implies immediacy, and because zakat is a right that must be disbursed immediately.
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