Sending Zakah and Zakat al-Fitr to Another Country
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh. Regarding the zakah of wealth. We are residents here, and our families, for example, are in Egypt, and we know some poor people there. Is it permissible for us to send the zakah or zakat al-fitr from outside the country?
The Shaykh:
It is in accordance with the Sunnah to pay it here in your location. The zakah of gold and silver is to be paid in your location. If you send it, it is sufficient, but in your location, as long as there are poor people there, the one paying zakah should pay it in his location, to the poor of the country. Like the poor of your country; paying their fitrah means, and the fitrah is more emphasized in the local area.
May Allah reward you, Shaykh. Regarding the zakah of wealth. We are residents here, and our families, for example, are in Egypt, and we know some poor people there. Is it permissible for us to send the zakah or zakat al-fitr from outside the country?
The Shaykh:
It is in accordance with the Sunnah to pay it here in your location. The zakah of gold and silver is to be paid in your location. If you send it, it is sufficient, but in your location, as long as there are poor people there, the one paying zakah should pay it in his location, to the poor of the country. Like the poor of your country; paying their fitrah means, and the fitrah is more emphasized in the local area.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب التحفظ من الغيبة واللغو وما يقول إذا شتم — islamhouse.com (1:22:37)
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