Do I give zakat al-fitr on behalf of my children in Makkah, knowing that they reside in the city of Riyadh?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Do I give zakat al-fitr on behalf of my children here in Makkah, knowing that they reside in the city of Riyadh?
The Shaykh : Where do they reside?
The questioner : Knowing that they reside in the city of Riyadh.
The Shaykh : Yes, zakat al-fitr follows the person who is obligated to pay it. So if your family is in Riyadh, you give the zakah on their behalf in Riyadh, and if they are in Makkah, you give the zakah on their behalf in Makkah. Yes.
The Shaykh : Where do they reside?
The questioner : Knowing that they reside in the city of Riyadh.
The Shaykh : Yes, zakat al-fitr follows the person who is obligated to pay it. So if your family is in Riyadh, you give the zakah on their behalf in Riyadh, and if they are in Makkah, you give the zakah on their behalf in Makkah. Yes.