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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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I gave zakat al-fitr to a person to distribute it to the eligible recipients, but he did not distribute it until the second day of the festival. What is my obligation?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. On the night of 'Id al-Fitr, I gave my neighbor zakat al-fitr to distribute it. Yes. On the night of 'Id al-Fitr, I gave my neighbor zakat al-fitr to distribute it to the eligible recipients because he knows them, but he did not give it to them until the second day of the festival. Is it considered zakat al-fitr? And does sin attach to me because of this?

Answer:
Yes, you erred in relying on someone else to give the alms of 'Id al-Fitr, so that he delayed it past its time. If it is given after the day of the festival, it is accepted as charity from among the other charities, but it must be given as making up a missed act of worship. And you erred in this. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3410- 4717] أعطيت زكاة الفطر لشخص ليوزعها على المستحقين ولم يخرجها إلا في ثاني أيام العيد فماذا علي — youtube.com

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