A questioner who did not pay zakat al-fitr last Ramadan, and a full year has passed; what is the ruling on this, given that he was working in a distant area?
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The questioner : I was fasting last Ramadan and I was working in a distant area, and I did not pay zakat al-fitr. Please advise me on what I should do. May Allah reward you with good. A full year has passed.
The Shaykh : First: We tell this questioner that a full year has not passed; ten months have passed.
Second: He should have asked earlier, but we ask Allah for forgiveness for us and for him. It is obligatory for him now to pay zakat al-fitr immediately upon hearing this statement. He should pay it to the poor, and we ask Allah the Exalted to accept it from us and from him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may He magnify your reward, and may He bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit the Muslims through you.
The Shaykh : First: We tell this questioner that a full year has not passed; ten months have passed.
Second: He should have asked earlier, but we ask Allah for forgiveness for us and for him. It is obligatory for him now to pay zakat al-fitr immediately upon hearing this statement. He should pay it to the poor, and we ask Allah the Exalted to accept it from us and from him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may He magnify your reward, and may He bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit the Muslims through you.