The ruling on paying zakat al-fitr in cash?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on paying zakat al-fitr in cash?
Answer:
It is not sufficient, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the payment of food, and did not command the payment of money. Therefore, it is obligatory to act in accordance with what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, which is to pay it in food from the staple food of the country. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on paying zakat al-fitr in cash?
Answer:
It is not sufficient, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the payment of food, and did not command the payment of money. Therefore, it is obligatory to act in accordance with what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, which is to pay it in food from the staple food of the country. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم إخراج زكاة الفطر نقدا؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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