How does the one in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) pay the zakah?
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The questioner:
The questioner says: I want to pay the zakah on behalf of myself and my wife, and I am in i'tikaf in the Haram. How is that done? Please clarify and inform us. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
He means the zakat al-fitr (the alms given at the end of Ramadan).
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes. Ah. When the crescent of Shawwal is confirmed, the i'tikaf ends. You exit and pay the zakat al-fitr after Maghrib, or after 'Isha', or until you go out for the 'Id prayer. This is because the i'tikaf ends with the setting of the sun on the first night of Shawwal, the night of the 'Id. So the time is ample for you. Yes.
The questioner says: I want to pay the zakah on behalf of myself and my wife, and I am in i'tikaf in the Haram. How is that done? Please clarify and inform us. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
He means the zakat al-fitr (the alms given at the end of Ramadan).
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes. Ah. When the crescent of Shawwal is confirmed, the i'tikaf ends. You exit and pay the zakat al-fitr after Maghrib, or after 'Isha', or until you go out for the 'Id prayer. This is because the i'tikaf ends with the setting of the sun on the first night of Shawwal, the night of the 'Id. So the time is ample for you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يخرج المعتكف الزكاة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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