Paying Zakah to Relatives in Another Country
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I am a resident in this country, and I have wealth that has reached the threshold for zakah. Is it permissible for me to give the zakah of my wealth to my relatives in their country there?
Answer:
Yes, you send it to the poor in your country if they are in greater need than the poor in this country. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I am a resident in this country, and I have wealth that has reached the threshold for zakah. Is it permissible for me to give the zakah of my wealth to my relatives in their country there?
Answer:
Yes, you send it to the poor in your country if they are in greater need than the poor in this country. Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 25-06-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:03:14)
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