The ruling on paying zakah to the poor in a country other than the country where the wealth is located
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that the zakah of wealth is paid in the country where the wealth is. I have been paying it to the poor in my home country for a long time, and I do not reside here; rather, I send it to them there. So, am I absolved of the obligation for the past zakahs?
Answer:
If Allah wills, you are absolved of the obligation, as long as you paid it to the poor, you are absolved of the obligation. However, it is better that you pay the zakah of wealth in the country where the wealth is; this is the better and the original ruling.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that the zakah of wealth is paid in the country where the wealth is. I have been paying it to the poor in my home country for a long time, and I do not reside here; rather, I send it to them there. So, am I absolved of the obligation for the past zakahs?
Answer:
If Allah wills, you are absolved of the obligation, as long as you paid it to the poor, you are absolved of the obligation. However, it is better that you pay the zakah of wealth in the country where the wealth is; this is the better and the original ruling.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-01-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (45:27)
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