Is it permissible for a traveler to pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan in his home country?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. A questioner says: A man remains in Makkah until the end of Ramadan. Is he required to pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan here, or is it paid on him in his home country? May Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
Yes, he pays it in the country where the crescent moon of the festival is sighted and he is present. If the crescent is confirmed on the night of the festival, you pay your alms given at the end of Ramadan in the country where you are, whether in Makkah or elsewhere, unless you have appointed your children or someone else in your home country to pay it on your behalf, in which case there is no harm. If you have appointed someone to pay it on your behalf in your home country, there is no harm. If you have not appointed anyone, pay it here in the country where the festival reaches you while you are there.
May Allah reward you. A questioner says: A man remains in Makkah until the end of Ramadan. Is he required to pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan here, or is it paid on him in his home country? May Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
Yes, he pays it in the country where the crescent moon of the festival is sighted and he is present. If the crescent is confirmed on the night of the festival, you pay your alms given at the end of Ramadan in the country where you are, whether in Makkah or elsewhere, unless you have appointed your children or someone else in your home country to pay it on your behalf, in which case there is no harm. If you have appointed someone to pay it on your behalf in your home country, there is no harm. If you have not appointed anyone, pay it here in the country where the festival reaches you while you are there.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمسافر إخراج زكاة الفطر ببلده؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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