Ruling on paying the value in zakat al-fitr instead of food
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Q135: The questioner asks: What is the ruling on paying zakat al-fitr in money instead of food?
A135: Money is not acceptable, but it must be paid out of the staple food eaten in the country, such as corn, wheat, barley, or the like. One sa' of food is to be given from it; because it came in some narrations: . That is: the food that is eaten in the country.
A135: Money is not acceptable, but it must be paid out of the staple food eaten in the country, such as corn, wheat, barley, or the like. One sa' of food is to be given from it; because it came in some narrations:
A sa' of food
صاعٍ من طعام
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