How does a resident abroad pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan for himself and his family?
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Question:
This is a question regarding the alms given at the end of Ramadan. He says: I am here in Makkah from the beginning of Ramadan until after the breaking of the fast. I left my wife and my son in Algeria. How do I pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan?
Answer:
The matter is easy in this case. If you wish, you may pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan for yourself, your children, and your wife here. You pay it on behalf of yourself, your wife, and your children here, giving it to the poor here. Or, if you wish, you may appoint them in their country, Algeria, to pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan on your behalf and on behalf of the family in their country. There is no objection to that. It is all permissible, and praise be to Allah.
This is a question regarding the alms given at the end of Ramadan. He says: I am here in Makkah from the beginning of Ramadan until after the breaking of the fast. I left my wife and my son in Algeria. How do I pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan?
Answer:
The matter is easy in this case. If you wish, you may pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan for yourself, your children, and your wife here. You pay it on behalf of yourself, your wife, and your children here, giving it to the poor here. Or, if you wish, you may appoint them in their country, Algeria, to pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan on your behalf and on behalf of the family in their country. There is no objection to that. It is all permissible, and praise be to Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يخرج المغترب زكاة الفطر له ولأهله؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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