The ruling on transferring zakah to another country when there are no poor people
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Question:
If there are no poor people in the country, is it transferred to the poor of a nearby country, or to any country one wishes?
Answer:
If the one in authority takes it, he disposes of it according to what is in the public benefit. But if the one in authority does not take it, it is distributed to the poor of the country or to the needy who are close to the country. Yes.
If there are no poor people in the country, is it transferred to the poor of a nearby country, or to any country one wishes?
Answer:
If the one in authority takes it, he disposes of it according to what is in the public benefit. But if the one in authority does not take it, it is distributed to the poor of the country or to the needy who are close to the country. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 27-12-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (59:53)
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