Paying Zakat al-Fitr for the Poor of Another Country
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The questioner:
If the one giving Zakat al-Fitr knows that there are poor people in a country other than his own, and that they are in greater need than the poor people near him, is it permissible for him to pay it to them?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he may pay it to them, but at the specified time. If the country where the poor people are is far away and it will not reach them until after the festival, then this does not suffice him. It must reach the poor person
The presenter:
at his time.
The Shaykh:
at its time, before the festival prayer. Yes.
If the one giving Zakat al-Fitr knows that there are poor people in a country other than his own, and that they are in greater need than the poor people near him, is it permissible for him to pay it to them?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he may pay it to them, but at the specified time. If the country where the poor people are is far away and it will not reach them until after the festival, then this does not suffice him. It must reach the poor person
The presenter:
at his time.
The Shaykh:
at its time, before the festival prayer. Yes.
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 (7:27)
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