When is the zakat al-fitr to be given?
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Question:
This person is asking, saying: When should I give the alms given at the end of Ramadan if I do not reach my home before [the time]? I am traveling. Do I give it as we mentioned before, two days before the festival, or is it better to give it on the night of the festival until it is given out for the festival prayer?
Answer:
You give it in the country where you are. If you appoint someone to give it in your home country, or your household, or your children in your home, you contact them and say, "Give the alms given at the end of Ramadan on my behalf and on behalf of your family in your country." There is nothing wrong with that.
This person is asking, saying: When should I give the alms given at the end of Ramadan if I do not reach my home before [the time]? I am traveling. Do I give it as we mentioned before, two days before the festival, or is it better to give it on the night of the festival until it is given out for the festival prayer?
Answer:
You give it in the country where you are. If you appoint someone to give it in your home country, or your household, or your children in your home, you contact them and say, "Give the alms given at the end of Ramadan on my behalf and on behalf of your family in your country." There is nothing wrong with that.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى إخراج صدقة الفطر؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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