The Disagreement on Paying Zakat al-Fitr and the Muslim's Position Toward Those Who Differ

Question:
And I thank you for the fourth adhan. And that you are at any time.

Answer:
Around, and there is no power except with Allah. There is no need for disagreement or boycotting. Each is responsible for his own conscience. You should pay your zakat al-fitr from what your conscience is at ease with, and you have no concern for the others.
Do not be hostile to them either. That is their responsibility. Are they paying their zakat al-fitr? That is their responsibility. And you do not be hostile to them. They are your brothers. They are your brothers. You differed with them on an issue that allows for consideration and for ijtihad (independent legal reasoning), which does not necessitate hostility between brothers. But by way of advice, you tell them that the best, or the safest, or the most purifying for your conscience, or the most following of the evidence, is to give food. If they insist and pay its value, that is their responsibility. What is their affair? And those who came before them among the scholars preceded them in this. Do not be hostile to them or cut them off. Yes. Disagreement in such matters, in issues of ijtihad, does not necessitate hostility and does not necessitate division. Hostility is for the people of bid'ah (religious innovation) and for the people of shirk (associating partners with Allah). These are the ones who are hostile to the innovators and the polytheists. As for the people of faith and the people of the Sunnah and the community, if a disagreement occurs between them in issues of ijtihad, in issues of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), this does not necessitate hostility, and it is not permissible to boycott in these matters. Yes.