I work here to support my family, and I send all the money I have to them. How do I pay zakah, and do I pay it here or in my home country?

Question:
He says: I am an expatriate working here to support my family and children. I am asking about zakah, knowing that I do not possess cash, but rather send it to my family for their livelihood. What is my ruling in the religion, and how do I pay zakah? May Allah reward you with good and do you good. And is the zakah paid here where I reside, or in my home country, Syria? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If you obtain an amount of money that reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah), and a lunar year has passed over it, and it is in your possession, then you pay its zakah, meaning you give out one-quarter of a tenth, which is two and a half percent. However, if you spend the money before a lunar year has passed over it, there is no zakah on it. Zakah is paid in the country where the money is located; this is the default ruling. It is permissible to transfer it to another country for a valid reason, such as if there are needy relatives of the one paying zakah in that other country, or if they are in greater need than the poor in the country where the money is located. In that case, it is permissible to transfer it for that purpose. Yes.