Is it permissible to distribute Zakat funds to the beneficiaries monthly instead of paying them in one lump sum, knowing that the reason for the installments is to ensure continued benefit throughout the year and to meet emergency needs?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is obligatory to pay the entire to its eligible recipients at the time it becomes due. It is not permissible to pay it in installments under the pretext that the recipient will spend it all and then be in need later. Separating zakat money and holding onto it does not relieve one of this obligation; rather, it is obligatory to pay it to its eligible recipient to clear one's liability.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/177225
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 177225
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy