The Ruling on Delaying the Payment of Zakat al-Fitr Until After the Eid Prayer
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
A questioner says that he appointed an agent to purchase the zakat al-fitr, but the agent says that he will pay it out after the Eid prayer. Is that correct?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to delay it until after the Eid prayer. The latest time for it is when the imam goes out to lead the Eid prayer, so it must not be delayed. Do not rely on this agent who wants to delay it. You should hasten to pay it out yourself, or appoint another agent who will hasten to do so.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A questioner says that he appointed an agent to purchase the zakat al-fitr, but the agent says that he will pay it out after the Eid prayer. Is that correct?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to delay it until after the Eid prayer. The latest time for it is when the imam goes out to lead the Eid prayer, so it must not be delayed. Do not rely on this agent who wants to delay it. You should hasten to pay it out yourself, or appoint another agent who will hasten to do so.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
كلمة رمضان [1428-24] — alfawzan.live (10:24)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.