Is it permissible to appoint an agent to pay zakat al-fitr?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. We mentioned regarding the early payment of zakat al-fitr that one is rewarded for it if he pays it early, but he does not receive the reward.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Regarding the early payment of zakat al-fitr.
The Shaykh : Yes, every time-bound act of worship.
The questioner : Every time-bound act of worship.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Some of the brothers here send their zakat to outside the country, for example, from Saudi Arabia to Sudan. Is there a problem in this case?
The Shaykh : That is, if a person pays zakat al-fitr by sending it to someone and saying, “Pay it on my behalf.”
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This person is his agent; he keeps it with him until one or two days remain before the festival, then he pays it out, and there is no harm in that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Regarding the early payment of zakat al-fitr.
The Shaykh : Yes, every time-bound act of worship.
The questioner : Every time-bound act of worship.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Some of the brothers here send their zakat to outside the country, for example, from Saudi Arabia to Sudan. Is there a problem in this case?
The Shaykh : That is, if a person pays zakat al-fitr by sending it to someone and saying, “Pay it on my behalf.”
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This person is his agent; he keeps it with him until one or two days remain before the festival, then he pays it out, and there is no harm in that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes.