Is it permissible to pay zakat al-fitr with dried fish?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Regarding zakat al-fitr, is it permissible to give out the dried fish that...?
Answer:
No, it is not given out of meats; it is given out of food, unless the people of the town subsist on fish or meat, in which case it is given out of that, out of the staple food of the town, whatever it may be. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Regarding zakat al-fitr, is it permissible to give out the dried fish that...?
Answer:
No, it is not given out of meats; it is given out of food, unless the people of the town subsist on fish or meat, in which case it is given out of that, out of the staple food of the town, whatever it may be. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1050 -3022] هل يجوز إخراج زكاة الفطر من السمك المجفف؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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