What is the ruling on giving zakat al-fitr in the form of fish for a person whose food is fish?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Giving zakat al-fitr in the form of fish for a person whose food is fish, like the people of the poles. Giving zakat al-fitr in the form of fish. In the form of fish, O Shaykh.
Answer:
In the form of fish, yes. Zakat al-fitr is given from the food of the land. If their food is only meat, it is given from meat. But if they have grain or fruit, it is given from the grain and fruit. But if their food is meat and they have nothing else, you bring it from what is available. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Giving zakat al-fitr in the form of fish for a person whose food is fish, like the people of the poles. Giving zakat al-fitr in the form of fish. In the form of fish, O Shaykh.
Answer:
In the form of fish, yes. Zakat al-fitr is given from the food of the land. If their food is only meat, it is given from meat. But if they have grain or fruit, it is given from the grain and fruit. But if their food is meat and they have nothing else, you bring it from what is available. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [368 -521] ما حكم إخراج زكاة الفطر من السمك لمن كان طعامه منه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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