Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville

Carrying Over Surplus/Extra Zakaat Discharged To The Following Year

· 27 Shaʻban 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A person pays his zakaat in advance. He pays R1000 every month. At the end of the year he calculates his zakaat and finds that only R8000 was due. Does the extra R4000 carry over to the next year?

Answer

Yes, he may carry this amount over for the next year.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(إمداد الأحكام ج٢ ص ١ )

ولو ‌كان ‌عند ‌رجل ‌أربعمائة ‌درهم، فظن أن عنده خمسمائة درهم فأدى زكاة خمسمائة درهم ثم ظهر أن عنده أربعمائة، فله أن يحتسب الزيادة للسنة الثانية، لأنه أمكن أن يعجل الزيادة تعجلا

المحيط البرهاني ج2 ص293

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