Why is the last time for giving the alms of fitr the festival prayer?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the last time for giving the alms of fitr is the festival prayer, what is the wisdom behind the sermon being about the rulings of the alms of fitr when its time has passed?
Answer:
One of the people may not have given it, so it is mentioned and explained to him. It is not settled until it is given out. Even if he prays the festival prayer, he gives it out. He gives it out after the prayer. Even if it is after the festival, he gives it out, because it is obligatory, an obligation and a debt in his liability. He must give it out. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the last time for giving the alms of fitr is the festival prayer, what is the wisdom behind the sermon being about the rulings of the alms of fitr when its time has passed?
Answer:
One of the people may not have given it, so it is mentioned and explained to him. It is not settled until it is given out. Even if he prays the festival prayer, he gives it out. He gives it out after the prayer. Even if it is after the festival, he gives it out, because it is obligatory, an obligation and a debt in his liability. He must give it out. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [506 -2802] لماذا جعل آخر وقتٍ لإخراج صدقة الفطر هو صلاة العيد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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