Paying Zakat al-Fitr Before the Festival for One Who Intends to Travel
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Question:
We are still receiving calls from our brothers and sisters. A caller says: Shaykh Salih, if I pay Zakat al-Fitr with the entry of the ten days, is that sufficient if I am going to travel?
Answer:
No, Zakat al-Fitr is only paid on the day of the festival; this is the best. Or it is paid one or two days before the day of the festival; this is the most that has been reported from the Salaf, that they would pay it one or two days before the festival. So if you want to travel, either pay it in the town where the festival catches up with you while you are there, paying it only to the poor Muslims in the town you are traveling to, or appoint someone to pay it on your behalf in your town at the time of payment. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
We are still receiving calls from our brothers and sisters. A caller says: Shaykh Salih, if I pay Zakat al-Fitr with the entry of the ten days, is that sufficient if I am going to travel?
Answer:
No, Zakat al-Fitr is only paid on the day of the festival; this is the best. Or it is paid one or two days before the day of the festival; this is the most that has been reported from the Salaf, that they would pay it one or two days before the festival. So if you want to travel, either pay it in the town where the festival catches up with you while you are there, paying it only to the poor Muslims in the town you are traveling to, or appoint someone to pay it on your behalf in your town at the time of payment. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 13 فتاوى على الهواء - 20 / 09 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (26:03)
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