Paying Zakat al-Fitr in Rice
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: People in this country have become accustomed to paying their zakat al-fitr in rice. He asks: Is this sufficient for them, even though rice is not mentioned among the five categories?
Answer:
Yes, it is sufficient for them, because it has become the food now; the predominant food is rice. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: People in this country have become accustomed to paying their zakat al-fitr in rice. He asks: Is this sufficient for them, even though rice is not mentioned among the five categories?
Answer:
Yes, it is sufficient for them, because it has become the food now; the predominant food is rice. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 16-02-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:02:50)
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