The Ruling on Transferring Zakah

Question : The questioner asks: What is the stronger position regarding the ruling on transferring zakah?

Answer : The stronger position regarding the ruling on transferring zakah is that there is no harm in transferring it if there is a benefit in doing so. For example, if a person transfers it to a country where he has relatives in need, or to a country where the people are in greater need than the people in the country where he resides. Likewise, if the time for paying the alms given at the end of Ramadan arrives and the person is residing in Makkah, it is better for him to pay it here in Makkah, because this place is better than any other place. Therefore, paying it in this place is better than appointing someone to pay it on his behalf in his home country.