Transferring zakah to other countries in greater need
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner from Belgium says: Is it permissible for us to give our zakah to our brothers outside our country who are going through difficult circumstances?
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
This questioner from Belgium says: Is it permissible for us to give our zakah to our brothers outside our country, he says, who are going through difficult circumstances, and we collect this zakah and send it with some of the organizations?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible to transfer the zakah to a place in greater need. There is no harm if there is a place in greater need than your country; you transfer the zakah to that place where the people are in greater need. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner from Belgium says: Is it permissible for us to give our zakah to our brothers outside our country who are going through difficult circumstances?
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
This questioner from Belgium says: Is it permissible for us to give our zakah to our brothers outside our country, he says, who are going through difficult circumstances, and we collect this zakah and send it with some of the organizations?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible to transfer the zakah to a place in greater need. There is no harm if there is a place in greater need than your country; you transfer the zakah to that place where the people are in greater need. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 18-03-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:14:58)
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