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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Sending zakah to a country that has poor people

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it permissible for me to send my zakah to my country, where there are people who are very poor?

Answer:
Yes, yes, no, no, if there are poor people and needy relatives in your country, you send it to them, yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب النهي عن ثمن عسب الفحل — islamhouse.com (1:11:06)

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