The Ruling on Appointing an Agent to Pay Zakat al-Fitr and Forgetting the Appointment
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding the one who wants to travel and pay zakat al-fitr, may he appoint one of his relatives, Honorable Shaykh? And if the agent forgets, what is required of him?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible for him to pay it himself, and it is permissible for him to pay it through his agent. However, it is not to be paid except on the day of the festival or two days before the festival. And if he forgets it, he pays it. Even if it is delayed, he does not leave it; it is obligatory for him to pay it. Even if it is after the day of the festival; because it is a debt in his liability, yes.
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding the one who wants to travel and pay zakat al-fitr, may he appoint one of his relatives, Honorable Shaykh? And if the agent forgets, what is required of him?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible for him to pay it himself, and it is permissible for him to pay it through his agent. However, it is not to be paid except on the day of the festival or two days before the festival. And if he forgets it, he pays it. Even if it is delayed, he does not leave it; it is obligatory for him to pay it. Even if it is after the day of the festival; because it is a debt in his liability, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4120] حكم التوكيل في إخراج زكاة الفطر ونسيان التوكيل - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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