The ruling on distributing zakat al-fitr on the 28th or 27th of Ramadan?
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Question:
The questioner says (may Allah preserve him): What is the ruling on distributing the zakah before that, meaning on the 28th or 27th of Ramadan?
Answer:
It is permissible to give it one or two days before the festival. Ibn 'Umar said that they used to pay it one or two days before the festival. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to collect it on his behalf one or two days before the festival; in some years he appointed Abu Hurayrah to oversee it. Yes.
The questioner says (may Allah preserve him): What is the ruling on distributing the zakah before that, meaning on the 28th or 27th of Ramadan?
Answer:
It is permissible to give it one or two days before the festival. Ibn 'Umar said that they used to pay it one or two days before the festival. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to collect it on his behalf one or two days before the festival; in some years he appointed Abu Hurayrah to oversee it. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 130 حكم صرف زكاة الفطر في 28 من رمضان أو 27؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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