The Wisdom Behind Zakat al-Fitr
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Question:
May Allah reward you. In the last section, he asks about the wisdom, O Shaykh, of giving zakat al-fitr at the end of the month?
Answer:
The wisdom is that it is a purification for the fasting person from idle talk and obscenity, and it also makes up for any deficiency in his fasting if there was a shortfall. A person is generally not free from deficiency, so it is a purification for the fasting person and food for the poor. There is much good in it. Yes.
May Allah reward you. In the last section, he asks about the wisdom, O Shaykh, of giving zakat al-fitr at the end of the month?
Answer:
The wisdom is that it is a purification for the fasting person from idle talk and obscenity, and it also makes up for any deficiency in his fasting if there was a shortfall. A person is generally not free from deficiency, so it is a purification for the fasting person and food for the poor. There is much good in it. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 13 فتاوى على الهواء - 20 / 09 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (36:10)
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