Paying Zakat al-Fitr on Behalf of Those One Provides For
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Question:
He pays it on his own behalf and on behalf of those he provides for.
Answer:
Yes, and likewise, for those he supports and whose Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory upon him, he pays it along with his own in the country where he is. If he instructs them to pay it on their behalf in their own country, they pay their Zakat al-Fitr in their country, and he pays the Zakat al-Fitr for himself in the country where he is. If he instructs them to pay it on his behalf and on their behalf in their country, there is no harm. If he pays it on his behalf and on their behalf in the country where he is, all of these matters are permissible, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
He pays it on his own behalf and on behalf of those he provides for.
Answer:
Yes, and likewise, for those he supports and whose Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory upon him, he pays it along with his own in the country where he is. If he instructs them to pay it on their behalf in their own country, they pay their Zakat al-Fitr in their country, and he pays the Zakat al-Fitr for himself in the country where he is. If he instructs them to pay it on his behalf and on their behalf in their country, there is no harm. If he pays it on his behalf and on their behalf in the country where he is, all of these matters are permissible, and praise be to Allah. 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 (3:39)
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