The Ruling on Delaying the Payment of Zakat al-Fitr Until After the Day of Eid
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh Salih. If a person does not pay Zakat al-Fitr before Eid, is it dropped from him?
Answer:
If a person delays paying it until after the Day of Eid, he commits a sin, and it becomes obligatory in his liability; he must pay it, even if it is after Eid. It becomes a make-up payment. If he intentionally delayed it or was lazy, he commits a sin, but he must still pay it along with the sin. If he forgot it, if he forgot it and did not intend to delay it, or if he was unable to pay it on the Day of Eid, he pays it after the Day of Eid, and there is no sin on him. The important thing is that he must pay it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh Salih. If a person does not pay Zakat al-Fitr before Eid, is it dropped from him?
Answer:
If a person delays paying it until after the Day of Eid, he commits a sin, and it becomes obligatory in his liability; he must pay it, even if it is after Eid. It becomes a make-up payment. If he intentionally delayed it or was lazy, he commits a sin, but he must still pay it along with the sin. If he forgot it, if he forgot it and did not intend to delay it, or if he was unable to pay it on the Day of Eid, he pays it after the Day of Eid, and there is no sin on him. The important thing is that he must pay it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 26 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|إخراج زكاة الفطر مالاً|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (4:46)
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