Is it permissible to give Zakat al-mal (money) to buy oxygen cylinders as an endowment for those in need, knowing that the money has not yet completed a hawl (lunar year), but it is being given preemptively to contribute in the current circumstances?
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It is permissible to hasten the giving of before its due time if the wealth has reached the . It is not permissible to pay zakat for purchasing oxygen cylinders or doors for waqf (endowment) and ongoing charity ( jariyah); rather, it must be spent on its rightful recipients according to Islamic law. Zakat must be given to the poor person to own, so that they may spend it on themselves.
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