Is it permissible to pay Zakat before its due date (Hawl), and how is it calculated at the end of the year if a portion of it has been paid in advance?
It is permissible to advance if the wealth reaches the . If the hawl (one lunar year) for the wealth is in Dhul-Hijjah and the Zakat was advanced in Rajab, then the additional amount (140,000) has two scenarios:
- If it is a growth of the original wealth (like trade profit), its hawl is that of the original wealth, and Zakat is paid for it when the hawl is completed in Dhul-Hijjah.
- If it is newly acquired wealth (like a gift or inheritance), the Zakat payer has the choice either to pay its Zakat along with the first wealth or to set a separate hawl for it starting from the day of its possession.
- If the additional wealth comes successively (like savings from a salary), it is easier to pay its Zakat along with the first wealth in Dhul-Hijjah.
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