The ruling on giving zakah to relatives in another country
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I am a resident in this country, and I have wealth that has reached the threshold for zakah. Is it permissible for me to give the zakah of my wealth to my relatives in their country there?
Answer:
Yes, you may send it to the poor in your country if they are in greater need than the poor in this country. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I am a resident in this country, and I have wealth that has reached the threshold for zakah. Is it permissible for me to give the zakah of my wealth to my relatives in their country there?
Answer:
Yes, you may send it to the poor in your country if they are in greater need than the poor in this country. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل الاسم الثاني والثالث : الزور واللغو — islamhouse.com (1:03:13)
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