When is zakat al-fitr paid.
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The Shaykh : However, it is permissible to pay it one or two days before the festival, but it is not permissible to pay it before that. I hope you will pay attention, everyone. Is it called zakat al-fitr or zakat al-sawm?
The questioner : Zakat al-fitr.
The Shaykh : If it were zakat al-sawm, we would have paid it from the beginning of the month, but it is zakat al-fitr, so its cause is the breaking of the fast. And since its cause is the breaking of the fast, it is not paid until the month ends. But from the mercy of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is that He has made it easy for creation to pay it one or two days before the festival. Accordingly, whoever pays it on the twenty-first of the month, it is sadaqah and not zakat.
The questioner : Zakat al-fitr.
The Shaykh : If it were zakat al-sawm, we would have paid it from the beginning of the month, but it is zakat al-fitr, so its cause is the breaking of the fast. And since its cause is the breaking of the fast, it is not paid until the month ends. But from the mercy of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is that He has made it easy for creation to pay it one or two days before the festival. Accordingly, whoever pays it on the twenty-first of the month, it is sadaqah and not zakat.