7/37. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 678 — Paying Zakat Early
What Has Been Related About Paying Zakat In Advance
Hadith About Paying Zakat in Advance
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 678
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 678
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا، عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ عُتَيْبَةَ، عَنْ حُجَيَّةَ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّ الْعَبَّاسَ، سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ تَعْجِيلِ صَدَقَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَحِلَّ فَرَخَّصَ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ .
'Ali Narrated from:
Al-Abbas Asked The Messenger Of Allah About Paying His Charity (Zakat) In Advance Before Its Time Is Due (By Being In Possession For A Whole Year), He Permitted Him To Do That.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 678In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 62English translation : Vol. 2, Book 2, Hadith 678
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 678
This Hadith discusses paying zakat before its due time. Ali narrates that Al-Abbas asked the Messenger of Allah about paying his charity, meaning zakat, in advance before its time had come. The Prophet permitted him to do that. The wording is direct and limited to this case: Al-Abbas asked, and permission was given. It is often searched as the hadith about paying zakat early or advance zakat. The narration does not give a full calculator method or list every condition. It simply records the permission granted by the Prophet for paying zakat before the normal due time.
What we learn from this hadith
- Al-Abbas asked the Prophet about paying zakat before its due time.
- The Prophet permitted him to pay it in advance.
- The Hadith is a direct text about advance zakat.
- The report should not be stretched beyond its wording.
