Paying Zakat al-Fitr in Cash
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Question:
It occurred to you, Shaykh, that in these countries, this value is not available as a substitute.
Answer:
The majority of scholars hold that it is obligatory to pay it in food; this is not obligatory.
It occurred to you, Shaykh, that in these countries, this value is not available as a substitute.
Answer:
The majority of scholars hold that it is obligatory to pay it in food; this is not obligatory.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب صدقة الفطر — islamhouse.com (17:47)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.