Is it permissible to pay zakat al-fitr in another country?
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Question:
The questioner says: One of my relatives is poor, and I want to pay zakat al-fitr to him, but he is not in the village where I am. Is it permissible for me to take it to him?
Answer:
If you reach them on the day of the festival, there is no harm. Or if you reach their agent, if they have an agent in your country and you pay it to the agent, there is no harm, because their agent acts in their place. But if you delay it and do not give it to them, saying, "I will go after the festival and go with it to them," this is not permissible, because you have delayed its payment from its time.
The questioner says: One of my relatives is poor, and I want to pay zakat al-fitr to him, but he is not in the village where I am. Is it permissible for me to take it to him?
Answer:
If you reach them on the day of the festival, there is no harm. Or if you reach their agent, if they have an agent in your country and you pay it to the agent, there is no harm, because their agent acts in their place. But if you delay it and do not give it to them, saying, "I will go after the festival and go with it to them," this is not permissible, because you have delayed its payment from its time.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز إخراج زكاة الفطر في بلد آخر؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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