The Place for Paying the Zakah of Wealth for a Resident
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Question:
This man asks, saying: I am a resident in the Kingdom, so what is the ruling regarding zakah? As for the zakah on wealth, do I pay it here, or do I send it to my family there to distribute it to the poor in their country?
Answer:
In any case, paying it in the country where the money is located—paying the zakah in the country where the money is located—is the default ruling. And if there is something that outweighs the ruling to transfer it to another country, such that you send it to your needy relatives who are more in need than others, then there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This man asks, saying: I am a resident in the Kingdom, so what is the ruling regarding zakah? As for the zakah on wealth, do I pay it here, or do I send it to my family there to distribute it to the poor in their country?
Answer:
In any case, paying it in the country where the money is located—paying the zakah in the country where the money is located—is the default ruling. And if there is something that outweighs the ruling to transfer it to another country, such that you send it to your needy relatives who are more in need than others, then there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/192 — archive.org (3:56)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.