Is it permissible to give zakat al-fitr to a poor person from a neighboring country?
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The questioner : He says: Is it permissible to give zakat al-fitr to a poor man who came from a neighboring country and is now in Makkah, whether he
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : He came from a neighboring country, and he is now in Makkah, whether he will take it to his country or keep it with him here?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for a person to give the alms of fitr to a poor person, whether he is from the people of the country or not. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you,
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : He came from a neighboring country, and he is now in Makkah, whether he will take it to his country or keep it with him here?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for a person to give the alms of fitr to a poor person, whether he is from the people of the country or not. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you,
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1419هـ - 39 — binothaimeen.net (45:32)
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