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**ivandiadser** · 08-01-2012, 04:07 AM

At the mosque I attend. The only tome I hear people talking about Zakat is during Ramadan. Also, the mosque leadership hands out money to the needy member right after the end of Ramadan. So I assumed that zakat and Ramadan were tied together?

Are you sure they are not talking about zakat al-Fitr? Because this type of Zakat is only paid during Ramadhan and obligatory to pay before Eid.

The normal zakah, however, can be paid at anytime of the year. Once you've paid it, keep track of the Islamic year, and when a full Islamic year has passed pay it again. Keep consistent.

Bro, it would be helpful to choose a madhab by now. The 4 madhabs have different rulings on the fiqh of zakah. I would give you the Hanafi fiqh here, but I dont want to push you into a madhab.

Ps: Zakah is only paid on savings, not all the money you have.

08-01-2012, 04:07 AM	#7
ivandiadser Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	At the mosque I attend. The only tome I hear people talking about Zakat is during Ramadan. Also, the mosque leadership hands out money to the needy member right after the end of Ramadan. So I assumed that zakat and Ramadan were tied together? Are you sure they are not talking about zakat al-Fitr? Because this type of Zakat is only paid during Ramadhan and obligatory to pay before Eid. The normal zakah, however, can be paid at anytime of the year. Once you've paid it, keep track of the Islamic year, and when a full Islamic year has passed pay it again. Keep consistent. Bro, it would be helpful to choose a madhab by now. The 4 madhabs have different rulings on the fiqh of zakah. I would give you the Hanafi fiqh here, but I dont want to push you into a madhab. Ps: Zakah is only paid on savings, not all the money you have.
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