What is the ruling on giving zakat al-fitr in the form of barley?
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Question:
What is the ruling on giving zakat al-fitr in the form of barley, considering that the poor people who receive it either sell it or give it to their animals?
Answer:
Zakat al-fitr is to be given from wheat, barley, dates, raisins, or dried cheese—five types. It is also to be given from whatever constitutes food in the country. So if barley is not eaten in the country, zakat al-fitr should be given from what is eaten in the country, and it should not be given from something that is not used or eaten in the country. Yes. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:89] So give from what the people of the country eat.
What is the ruling on giving zakat al-fitr in the form of barley, considering that the poor people who receive it either sell it or give it to their animals?
Answer:
Zakat al-fitr is to be given from wheat, barley, dates, raisins, or dried cheese—five types. It is also to be given from whatever constitutes food in the country. So if barley is not eaten in the country, zakat al-fitr should be given from what is eaten in the country, and it should not be given from something that is not used or eaten in the country. Yes. Allah the Exalted said:
from the average of that which you feed your [own] families
مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إخراج زكاة الفطر شعيرًا؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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