The ruling on paying zakat al-fitr in a place other than where the festival is observed
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Question:
A questioner says: I always fast and spend Ramadan in Riyadh, and on the night of the festival I go to my family in al-Qasim. Is it permissible for me to pay zakat al-fitr in the city of Riyadh?
Answer:
You pay it in the place where you are when the breaking of the fast occurs. If the day of the festival arrives and you are in Riyadh, you pay it in Riyadh. If the day of the festival arrives and you are in al-Qasim, you pay it in al-Qasim. It is on the day when the end of the month catches up with you and the crescent moon appears. If you pay it in advance, one or two days before the festival, and you pay it in Riyadh or in al-Qasim, there is no harm in that. It is permissible to pay it one or two days before the festival. Yes.
A questioner says: I always fast and spend Ramadan in Riyadh, and on the night of the festival I go to my family in al-Qasim. Is it permissible for me to pay zakat al-fitr in the city of Riyadh?
Answer:
You pay it in the place where you are when the breaking of the fast occurs. If the day of the festival arrives and you are in Riyadh, you pay it in Riyadh. If the day of the festival arrives and you are in al-Qasim, you pay it in al-Qasim. It is on the day when the end of the month catches up with you and the crescent moon appears. If you pay it in advance, one or two days before the festival, and you pay it in Riyadh or in al-Qasim, there is no harm in that. It is permissible to pay it one or two days before the festival. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 55 - 55 أنا أصوم رمضان في الرياض وليلة العيد أذهب إلى أهلي في القصيم فهل يجوز...؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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