Is it permissible to pay zakat al-fitr in cash?
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Question:
Is it permissible to pay zakat al-fitr in cash?
Answer:
No, this contradicts the explicit text. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that it be paid out in food: a sa' of wheat, a sa' of barley, a sa' of dates, a sa' of dried curds, or a sa' of raisins. He measured it by the sa' and commanded that it be paid out in food. Money does not take the place of food in acting upon the Sunnah.
Is it permissible to pay zakat al-fitr in cash?
Answer:
No, this contradicts the explicit text. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that it be paid out in food: a sa' of wheat, a sa' of barley, a sa' of dates, a sa' of dried curds, or a sa' of raisins. He measured it by the sa' and commanded that it be paid out in food. Money does not take the place of food in acting upon the Sunnah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز إخراج زكاة الفطر نقدا؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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