Permissibility of appointing an agent to pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan
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A man who has a job wanted to pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan for himself and his sons at the end of Ramadan, so he appointed his sons to pay it on his behalf. He went to another country for guarding, which is his job. Is this appointment permissible?
There is nothing wrong with it. It is permissible for a person to appoint his children to pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan on his behalf at its proper time, even if he is in another country for work at that time.
The questioner: What if he delayed in this matter during the days of Ramadan and paid the alms from his own side before it reached his children?The Shaykh: Did he pay it at its proper time or before its proper time?The questioner: At its proper time.
The Shaykh: There is no harm in that.
The questioner: But he is far from his children.
The Shaykh: There is no obstacle; because the alms given at the end of Ramadan is paid in the place where the festival comes to you while you are there, even if it is far from your country.
There is nothing wrong with it. It is permissible for a person to appoint his children to pay the alms given at the end of Ramadan on his behalf at its proper time, even if he is in another country for work at that time.
The questioner: What if he delayed in this matter during the days of Ramadan and paid the alms from his own side before it reached his children?The Shaykh: Did he pay it at its proper time or before its proper time?The questioner: At its proper time.
The Shaykh: There is no harm in that.
The questioner: But he is far from his children.
The Shaykh: There is no obstacle; because the alms given at the end of Ramadan is paid in the place where the festival comes to you while you are there, even if it is far from your country.