Time of Giving Zakah

1. Paying Zakah on its due time is obligatory. When Zakah falls due and the giver of Zakah is ready and able to pay it, it is not permissible to delay the payment. But if the money to be paid is not in hand, one may be granted respite until he gets the money. The prohibition to delay Zakah payment is also applicable to those charged to collect Zakah money and distribute it among the recepients. If they know the recepients and are able to distribute Zakah among them but do not pay it until it is ruined, they will be held responsible for affording it on their account.
    
2. One's death does not exempt one's property from paying Zakah. Zakah must be paid whether the deceased made will to that effect or not.
    
3. Time prescription does not affect the obligation to pay Zakah. If the property owner delays the Zakah payment until the advent of the following year, when he comes to pay Zakah for that second year, he has to deduct the value of Zakah for the previous year and pay Zakah for the remaining portion of his property. He still has to pay Zakah for the previous year, which is onsidered as a payable debt on the property.
   
   If the property is ruined before Zakah falls due it will be exmpted from Zakah if the following two conditions are fulfilled:
   
   - Property ruin should have taken place before one gains ability to pay the Zakah.
   
   - Ruin should not result from the property owner's nigligance in keeping money.
    
4. If crops and fruits were plighted before the day of harvesting, they will be exempted from Zakah unless the remaing portion reaches the Nisab or more. Hence Zakah would be due on what remained.
    
5. Those employed to collect the Zakah money and ditribute it among its recepients are responsible for guarding the money. But if it was affected for no nigligance on their side, they would not be required to afford for it.

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