The Place for Paying Zakah and Sadaqah: Inside the City and Outside
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Question:
This questioner asks: Which is better, giving voluntary charity or zakah to those in need outside the Kingdom, or giving it here in the Kingdom?
Answer:
Zakah is for the poor of the country, and it is not transferred to another country unless there are no poor in the country where the money is. If there are no poor in that country, it is transferred to the nearest country that has those who are entitled to it. Yes.
This questioner asks: Which is better, giving voluntary charity or zakah to those in need outside the Kingdom, or giving it here in the Kingdom?
Answer:
Zakah is for the poor of the country, and it is not transferred to another country unless there are no poor in the country where the money is. If there are no poor in that country, it is transferred to the nearest country that has those who are entitled to it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (196) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-01-27] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (21:55)
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