Is Zakat al-Fitr waived for one who is unable to pay it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is Zakat al-Fitr waived for one who is unable to pay it? And is the acceptance of the fast dependent on it? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
One who is unable to pay the charity of Fitr owes nothing, and his fast is valid, praise be to Allah, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:286] So, one who is unable to pay the charity of Fitr, it is waived for him, and his fast is valid. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is Zakat al-Fitr waived for one who is unable to pay it? And is the acceptance of the fast dependent on it? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
One who is unable to pay the charity of Fitr owes nothing, and his fast is valid, praise be to Allah, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تسقط زكاة الفطر على من لا يقدر على إخراجها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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