Paying Zakat al-Fitr in Food on Behalf of a Son
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The questioner:
This questioner says: We paid the zakat al-fitr for ourselves in money, and my father pays it in food. Who is correct in this matter?
The Shaykh:
Your father is the one who is correct in paying it in food. So pay it in food, estimated at the amount of a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), which is approximately three kilograms. The sa' is approximately three kilograms. Yes.
The presenter:
The sound, O Shaykh, the sound. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
The Shaykh:
You heard the answer; there is no need to repeat it. Yes.
This questioner says: We paid the zakat al-fitr for ourselves in money, and my father pays it in food. Who is correct in this matter?
The Shaykh:
Your father is the one who is correct in paying it in food. So pay it in food, estimated at the amount of a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), which is approximately three kilograms. The sa' is approximately three kilograms. Yes.
The presenter:
The sound, O Shaykh, the sound. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
The Shaykh:
You heard the answer; there is no need to repeat it. Yes.
Source
أخطاء في الصيام — islamhouse.com (49:19)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.