Where is zakah paid out by one who resides outside his home country?
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Question:
A man has a sum of money in his account in his home country, and a lunar year has passed over this amount. Does he pay the zakah here, or does he appoint someone to pay it on his behalf in his home country?
Answer:
Both are permissible. Whoever pays it to the poor in the country where the money is located, the poor of the country where the money is located are more deserving. And if he appoints someone to pay it to the poor in his home country, there is nothing wrong with that. The important thing is that it reaches the poor. Yes.
A man has a sum of money in his account in his home country, and a lunar year has passed over this amount. Does he pay the zakah here, or does he appoint someone to pay it on his behalf in his home country?
Answer:
Both are permissible. Whoever pays it to the poor in the country where the money is located, the poor of the country where the money is located are more deserving. And if he appoints someone to pay it to the poor in his home country, there is nothing wrong with that. The important thing is that it reaches the poor. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أين يُخرج الزكاة مَن يقيم خارج بلده؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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