The place for paying zakat al-fitr for the traveler
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Where does the traveler pay it, in the country where he is or in his home country?
Answer:
Zakat al-fitr is attached to the person. So wherever he is, meaning, if it is established that the month of Shawwal has entered and it is established that it is the day of Eid, he pays zakat al-fitr in the place where he is. If there are poor people there, he gives it to the poor Muslims of that country, the country where he is. And if he appoints someone to pay it on his behalf in his home country, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Where does the traveler pay it, in the country where he is or in his home country?
Answer:
Zakat al-fitr is attached to the person. So wherever he is, meaning, if it is established that the month of Shawwal has entered and it is established that it is the day of Eid, he pays zakat al-fitr in the place where he is. If there are poor people there, he gives it to the poor Muslims of that country, the country where he is. And if he appoints someone to pay it on his behalf in his home country, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 24 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|أسئلة وأجوبة متعلقة بصدقة الفطر|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (2:45)
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