Paying Zakat al-Fitr to the Poor in the Villages

The questioner:
Is Zakat al-Fitr paid to the wealthy in villages where they live together and all of them are wealthy?

The Shaykh:
No, no, it is not distributed that way. Yes. It is not taken out of the village. Zakat al-Fitr is given to the poor, just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "a meal for the poor." One must seek out the poor and give it to the poor. If it does not reach them on this day, it is like if it reached them two days later. Yes. The poor are present; may Allah have mercy on our condition and theirs. But some people do not want to ask, nor do they want to exert themselves; they want to make their neighbor poor. Matters of the Hereafter require action, effort, and patience; it is not like that. Is it her sister's Zakat al-Fitr or something like that? If she is poor and has an independent household, one must be certain.