{"id":17268,"date":"2024-04-27T14:50:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T11:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masarat-sy.org\/?p=17268"},"modified":"2024-04-27T14:51:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T11:51:21","slug":"zakat-al-mal-annually-its-ruling-in-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masarat-sy.org\/en\/zakat-al-mal-annually-its-ruling-in-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Zakat al-Mal annually: Its Ruling in Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zakat al-Mal is considered one of the most important religious duties<\/a> that a Muslim must fulfill, as it benefits both the poor and the giver by protecting them from greed and attachment to wealth. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: “Allah has prescribed a charity to be taken from their wealth, collected from their rich and returned to their poor.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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This article sheds light on the obligation of paying Zakat al-Mal<\/a> annually, discussing its rulings, calculation methods, and other important details about Zakat al-Mal.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Is Zakat al-Mal Paid Annually?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0Islam mandates the payment of Zakat al-Mal annually because it is different from other types of wealth such as crops and fruits; for Zakat al-Mal, there are specific Islamic legal rulings, and any wealth reaching the nisab is obligated for zakat each year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ibn Hazm stated in ‘Maratib al-Ijma” that: “They agreed that zakat is repeated annually for every type of wealth upon the completion of each lunar year, except for crops and fruits, which they agreed are only zakatable once in a lifetime.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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How is Zakat al-Mal Calculated Annually for Saved Money?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

To calculate Zakat al-Mal, it’s important to first determine the total amount of zakat by calculating the cash assets a Muslim owns, from which 2.5% is taken out of the total money.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When Should Zakat al-Mal Be Paid?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0The issue of paying Zakat al-Mal is linked to when the wealth reaches the nisab. Once it reaches the nisab, a lunar year is counted, and zakat must be paid after a complete lunar year of possessing the nisab-reaching wealth. For example, if the wealth reaches the nisab in the month of Shawwal, zakat must be paid in Shawwal of the following year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Prepayment of Zakat al-Mal Before Its Scheduled Time<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Conditions for Advancing Zakat Ahead of Its Due Time<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

<\/b> is permissible to advance the payment of Zakat al-Mal<\/a>, as evidenced by Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, who asked the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, about advancing his zakat before it was due, and the Prophet allowed it (narrated by Ahmad).<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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A Muslim may advance the payment of Zakat al-Mal under the following conditions:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The wealth has reached the nisab.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The recipients of the zakat are among those who are entitled to it, such as the poor or needy who will use the money for their needs.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The wealth remains eligible for zakat by the end of the year.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The zakat is advanced for one year only.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    What are the cases in which it is permissible to disburse Zakat al-Mal before its due time?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

    \u00a0Imam al-Tirmidhi stated in his “Sunan” (and most scholars have said: If he advances it before its due place, it suffices for him, and this is also the opinion of al-Shafi’i, Ahmad, and Ishaq). The Shafi’i opinion holds that it is permissible to advance the disbursement of zakat for one year only, provided that the nisab is complete; advancing zakat is not allowed before the wealth reaches the nisab, as the foundation of zakat is reaching the nisab.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    As for the Hanafi school, they permit the unconditional advancement of zakat if the giver possesses the nisab of their wealth; thus, what follows is dependent on what has occurred.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Legitimate Channels for Disbursing Zakat al-Mal<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

    \u00a0Zakat al-Mal can be spent on eight categories<\/a> mentioned by Allah in the Quran: “Charities are for the poor, the needy, those employed to collect [zakat], those whose hearts are to be reconciled, for freeing captives, for those in debt, in the cause of Allah, and for the traveler [in need].” <\/span>
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    \n<\/span>Explanation of the channels for disbursing zakat:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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