Paying Zakat al-Fitr in Money
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it possible for me to give zakat al-fitr in money? Because in my country there are poor people who need money more so that they can buy the food they want?
The Shaykh:
What is this?
The questioner:
He says: Is it possible for me to give zakat al-fitr in money? Because in my country there are poor people who need money more so that they can buy the food they want?
The Shaykh:
No, absolutely not. But you can entrust a person and give him money, telling him to buy food and distribute it at the time of distribution, before the Eid prayer. There is no harm in that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it possible for me to give zakat al-fitr in money? Because in my country there are poor people who need money more so that they can buy the food they want?
The Shaykh:
What is this?
The questioner:
He says: Is it possible for me to give zakat al-fitr in money? Because in my country there are poor people who need money more so that they can buy the food they want?
The Shaykh:
No, absolutely not. But you can entrust a person and give him money, telling him to buy food and distribute it at the time of distribution, before the Eid prayer. There is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، المقدمة، وأول كتاب الطهارة — islamhouse.com (1:15:13)
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