Who is responsible for paying the alms given at the end of Ramadan on behalf of the household?
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The questioner : Who is responsible for paying the alms given at the end of Ramadan on behalf of a single household?
The Shaykh : The head of the household is responsible for paying it. He says to the people of the household, "I will pay the alms on your behalf."
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe. If a person is in Makkah or Madinah, does he appoint his family in his home country to pay it on his behalf, or does he pay it himself?
The Shaykh : The scholars say that the alms given at the end of Ramadan follows the person. Wherever you are when the alms becomes obligatory, you pay it in that place, unless there are no poor people there, or there are poor people but you do not know about them. In that case, there is no harm in appointing your family to pay it on your behalf.
The Shaykh : The head of the household is responsible for paying it. He says to the people of the household, "I will pay the alms on your behalf."
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe. If a person is in Makkah or Madinah, does he appoint his family in his home country to pay it on his behalf, or does he pay it himself?
The Shaykh : The scholars say that the alms given at the end of Ramadan follows the person. Wherever you are when the alms becomes obligatory, you pay it in that place, unless there are no poor people there, or there are poor people but you do not know about them. In that case, there is no harm in appointing your family to pay it on your behalf.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 946- زكاة الفطر من الذي عليه ان يخرجها وهل يجوز توكيل الأهل في إخراجها؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 — youtube.com
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