Is it prescribed to pay zakat al-fitr after the 'Id prayer in specific cases?
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Eid Abbasi : I will answer some questions: Is it prescribed to pay zakat al-fitr ... on the day of 'Id during Ramadan?
The professor has already stated that it is not prescribed.
Then he asked: Is it prescribed to pay zakat al-fitr in specific cases after the 'Id prayer?
The Shaykh : You have heard the answer stated in the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas: "Whoever pays it before the 'Id prayer, it is an accepted charity, and whoever pays it after the 'Id prayer, it is a charity among charities . Here, we say now, in the face of the text, we are subject to it. The previous philosophy we were discussing—whether it is devotional or not—ends here. Because I am saying now with my mind: What is the difference between paying zakat al-fitr before the 'Id prayer and paying it after the 'Id prayer? And what is the time span? One hour, two hours, in any case, the charity after the 'Id, after the 'Id prayer, will fall on the day of 'Id. Nevertheless, the Wise Lawgiver considered it a charity among charities. Here, there is no room for reason. Why? Because an explicit text distinguishes: Whoever pays it before the 'Id prayer, it is an accepted charity; meaning the obligatory duty. And whoever pays it after the 'Id prayer, it is a charity among charities. Therefore, we say: Beware that one delays paying this charity until after the 'Id prayer, so that he falls into sin and neglects this obligatory duty, and his charity, instead of being an obligatory duty, will have a reward with Allah multiplied many times over. Allah knows best that it is far less than that without a doubt. Therefore, it is not permissible to pay it after the 'Id prayer.
And to be cautious so that a person does not fall into this violation, even unintentionally, a person must be cautious. We are often asked: Is it permissible to send zakat al-fitr from one town to another? I have a friend there, I have a relative there, and so on? We say: It is permissible; because there is no evidence preventing the transfer of zakah, whether it is the annual zakah or the 'Id zakat al-fitr. There is no evidence preventing the transfer. However, regarding zakat al-fitr, since its payment before the 'Id prayer is very limited, very limited, the one who sends it outside the town must instruct the person who is the intermediary between the one paying zakah and the distant poor person in his location in his town. This one paying zakah must instruct the intermediary to deliver it to him before the 'Id prayer if possible, or otherwise one or two days before if it does not work out before the 'Id. This caution is necessary, otherwise the one paying zakah, if he does not take this precaution, has not fulfilled this obligatory duty.
Other than that?
The questioner : Professor, regarding the question, the intention ... that one of the brothers said that if ... it is permissible after that ... .
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible.
Eid Abbasi : It is contrary to the hadith.
The professor has already stated that it is not prescribed.
Then he asked: Is it prescribed to pay zakat al-fitr in specific cases after the 'Id prayer?
The Shaykh : You have heard the answer stated in the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas: "Whoever pays it before the 'Id prayer, it is an accepted charity, and whoever pays it after the 'Id prayer, it is a charity among charities . Here, we say now, in the face of the text, we are subject to it. The previous philosophy we were discussing—whether it is devotional or not—ends here. Because I am saying now with my mind: What is the difference between paying zakat al-fitr before the 'Id prayer and paying it after the 'Id prayer? And what is the time span? One hour, two hours, in any case, the charity after the 'Id, after the 'Id prayer, will fall on the day of 'Id. Nevertheless, the Wise Lawgiver considered it a charity among charities. Here, there is no room for reason. Why? Because an explicit text distinguishes: Whoever pays it before the 'Id prayer, it is an accepted charity; meaning the obligatory duty. And whoever pays it after the 'Id prayer, it is a charity among charities. Therefore, we say: Beware that one delays paying this charity until after the 'Id prayer, so that he falls into sin and neglects this obligatory duty, and his charity, instead of being an obligatory duty, will have a reward with Allah multiplied many times over. Allah knows best that it is far less than that without a doubt. Therefore, it is not permissible to pay it after the 'Id prayer.
And to be cautious so that a person does not fall into this violation, even unintentionally, a person must be cautious. We are often asked: Is it permissible to send zakat al-fitr from one town to another? I have a friend there, I have a relative there, and so on? We say: It is permissible; because there is no evidence preventing the transfer of zakah, whether it is the annual zakah or the 'Id zakat al-fitr. There is no evidence preventing the transfer. However, regarding zakat al-fitr, since its payment before the 'Id prayer is very limited, very limited, the one who sends it outside the town must instruct the person who is the intermediary between the one paying zakah and the distant poor person in his location in his town. This one paying zakah must instruct the intermediary to deliver it to him before the 'Id prayer if possible, or otherwise one or two days before if it does not work out before the 'Id. This caution is necessary, otherwise the one paying zakah, if he does not take this precaution, has not fulfilled this obligatory duty.
Other than that?
The questioner : Professor, regarding the question, the intention ... that one of the brothers said that if ... it is permissible after that ... .
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible.
Eid Abbasi : It is contrary to the hadith.
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