Paying Zakat al-Fitr a few days before the Festival
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Question:
Now, the associations are receiving it in large numbers, and the people are crowded around them. Is it permissible to allow receiving it four or five days before? I mean, there is no explicit text from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the two days.
Answer:
No, no, just as the Companions did; they used to pay it before [the festival]. And their actions, such as the interpretation of the mention of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and also what Abu Hurayrah did when the Prophet ordered him to collect the zakat al-fitr for the prayer, this is an example of twenty-eight.
Now, the associations are receiving it in large numbers, and the people are crowded around them. Is it permissible to allow receiving it four or five days before? I mean, there is no explicit text from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the two days.
Answer:
No, no, just as the Companions did; they used to pay it before [the festival]. And their actions, such as the interpretation of the mention of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and also what Abu Hurayrah did when the Prophet ordered him to collect the zakat al-fitr for the prayer, this is an example of twenty-eight.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب صدقة الفطر — islamhouse.com (18:18)
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