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Giving the food alms before Ramadan

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Question:
If someone were to ask, how can it be said that one performs what is required of him before he is obligated to do it, what is the answer to this?

Answer:
It is permissible to give the food alms before Ramadan, during Ramadan, or with Ramadan, because Allah has not specified a time. He said:
a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor personفِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ
[Al-Baqarah 2:184]
in the context of the obligation of feeding the poor. So, Glorified and Exalted is He, He has not specified that it be in Ramadan or after this, absolutely. And because the purpose is achieved, and the needy person may be present before Ramadan, so how do you delay it when the needy person is with you and the situation calls for you to give it to him? Allah has been lenient in this regarding the consideration of benefits, so do not restrict yourself.
Source شرح زاد المستقنع [35] — alfawzan.live (1:26:53)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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