Where does the expatriate pay his zakat al-fitr?
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Question : The questioner asks: What is the ruling on paying zakat al-fitr for expatriates working in the Kingdom?
Answer : Expatriates working in the Kingdom, when the time for paying zakat al-fitr arrives, they pay it here in the Kingdom. If they do not know the poor, or if they know that there are poorer people in their home countries than those here, there is no harm in appointing their relatives to pay the fitrah on their behalf, or to pay the zakat al-fitr on their behalf at the proper time. They appoint them to pay it at the proper time, and there is no blame in this because of the benefit involved.
Answer : Expatriates working in the Kingdom, when the time for paying zakat al-fitr arrives, they pay it here in the Kingdom. If they do not know the poor, or if they know that there are poorer people in their home countries than those here, there is no harm in appointing their relatives to pay the fitrah on their behalf, or to pay the zakat al-fitr on their behalf at the proper time. They appoint them to pay it at the proper time, and there is no blame in this because of the benefit involved.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[82 من 83] أين يخرج المغترب زكاة فطره؟ الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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