The Place and Time for Paying Zakat al-Fitr
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The questioner:
For example, I have a mother, O Shaykh, who is fasting Ramadan in Makkah. Do I pay her zakat al-fitr there, or
The Shaykh:
Is it better in Makkah? If it is possible to pay it there, that is better, in the place where he breaks his fast. He is calling by telephone.
The questioner:
Yes, the best is to pay zakat al-fitr after ten days from the day of the festival?
The Shaykh:
I mean, it is preserved. And if he pays it at night or one or two days before, there is no harm. I said: It was ordered to be paid before the people go out to prayer. I said: Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It was ordered to be paid before the people go out to the prayer of the festival. If you pay it here, is it permissible, O Shaykh? If you are permitted, but the best is in the place of breaking the fast, the place where he breaks his fast, where he returns to. Or.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
For example, I have a mother, O Shaykh, who is fasting Ramadan in Makkah. Do I pay her zakat al-fitr there, or
The Shaykh:
Is it better in Makkah? If it is possible to pay it there, that is better, in the place where he breaks his fast. He is calling by telephone.
The questioner:
Yes, the best is to pay zakat al-fitr after ten days from the day of the festival?
The Shaykh:
I mean, it is preserved. And if he pays it at night or one or two days before, there is no harm. I said: It was ordered to be paid before the people go out to prayer. I said: Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It was ordered to be paid before the people go out to the prayer of the festival. If you pay it here, is it permissible, O Shaykh? If you are permitted, but the best is in the place of breaking the fast, the place where he breaks his fast, where he returns to. Or.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
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