Is zakat al-fitr paid in one's home country or in the country where one is present?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Do I pay zakat al-fitr in my home country, or is it obligatory for me to pay it in the country where I am celebrating the festival, meaning here in Makkah?
The Shaykh:
The default is that you pay it in the country where you are, because it is the zakah of the body, so it is paid in the country where the body is. It is permissible to pay it in another place; this is permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, knowing that there are poor people in my home country.
The Shaykh:
Yes, everything is permissible. If you pay it here or pay it in your home country, you have instructed someone you trust to pay it on your behalf. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Do I pay zakat al-fitr in my home country, or is it obligatory for me to pay it in the country where I am celebrating the festival, meaning here in Makkah?
The Shaykh:
The default is that you pay it in the country where you are, because it is the zakah of the body, so it is paid in the country where the body is. It is permissible to pay it in another place; this is permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, knowing that there are poor people in my home country.
The Shaykh:
Yes, everything is permissible. If you pay it here or pay it in your home country, you have instructed someone you trust to pay it on your behalf. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، تدفع زكاة الفطر في بلده أم البلد الموجود بها؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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