Collecting Zakat al-Fitr in One House
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Question:
Regarding the payment of Zakat al-Fitr collectively, is it obligatory that it be given to a single family, or must it be distributed among several families? There is no harm, there is no harm.
Answer:
It is a recommended practice to collect it. The Zakat of the people of one house is paid to one house or one poor person. It is permissible to give one person what is required for the group, and the reverse is permissible: giving the group what is required for one person. Is all of this permissible? Yes.
Regarding the payment of Zakat al-Fitr collectively, is it obligatory that it be given to a single family, or must it be distributed among several families? There is no harm, there is no harm.
Answer:
It is a recommended practice to collect it. The Zakat of the people of one house is paid to one house or one poor person. It is permissible to give one person what is required for the group, and the reverse is permissible: giving the group what is required for one person. Is all of this permissible? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 26 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|إخراج زكاة الفطر مالاً|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (6:31)
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