What is meant by paying zakah in the country of the wealth?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that among the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was distributing zakah to the deserving recipients in the country of the wealth. The question is: Does this "country" refer to the city or the state?
Answer:
Every country, whether a city or a village, pays the zakah of its rich to its poor. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that among the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was distributing zakah to the deserving recipients in the country of the wealth. The question is: Does this "country" refer to the city or the state?
Answer:
Every country, whether a city or a village, pays the zakah of its rich to its poor. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [714\ 3436] ما المقصود بإخراج الزكاة في بلد المال؟|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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