Transferring Zakat al-Fitr to Another Country
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The questioner:
May Allah preserve you. A person residing in Saudi Arabia wishes to pay the zakah in his home country. He says: I am asking Your Eminence the Shaykh about this?
The Shaykh:
He pays it in his location; he breaks his fast in his location. As for zakat on wealth, there is no harm. If he transfers it to a nearby place where there are needy people, there is no harm. Transferring it is fine, just as he would transfer it from Yemen to a city. Yes. And what about the one who resides there? The one who is residing there on the days of the festival.
May Allah preserve you. A person residing in Saudi Arabia wishes to pay the zakah in his home country. He says: I am asking Your Eminence the Shaykh about this?
The Shaykh:
He pays it in his location; he breaks his fast in his location. As for zakat on wealth, there is no harm. If he transfers it to a nearby place where there are needy people, there is no harm. Transferring it is fine, just as he would transfer it from Yemen to a city. Yes. And what about the one who resides there? The one who is residing there on the days of the festival.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب قضاء رمضان متتابعا ومتفرقا وتأخيره إلى شعبان — islamhouse.com (39:24)
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