He has another question in which he asks: Is it permissible to transfer zakah to other countries for a reason or without a reason? Please inform us, may Allah grant you success.
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The questioner : He has another question in which he asks: Is it permissible to transfer zakah to other countries for a reason or without a reason? Please inform us, may Allah grant you success?
The Shaykh : It is better to pay the zakah of wealth in the country where the wealth is, because it is the place of the poor’s expectations, and because it is the apparent meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to Mu'adh ibn Jabal:Sahih Muslim 19a However, if transferring it to another country serves a benefit, such as there being relatives of the one who owes the zakah in that other country who are in need, or the people of that other country being in greater need, or the people of that other country being more beneficial to the Muslims, then in this case, transferring it for these purposes is permissible and there is no blame on him. Yes.
The questioner : These are two questions from the listener Yunus al-Tai from Mosul, Iraq.
The Shaykh : It is better to pay the zakah of wealth in the country where the wealth is, because it is the place of the poor’s expectations, and because it is the apparent meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to Mu'adh ibn Jabal:
tell them that Allah has made Zakat obligatory for them that it should be collected from the rich and distributed among the poor
أعلمهم أن الله افترض عليهم صدقة تؤخذ من أغنيائهم فترد على فقرائهمThe questioner : These are two questions from the listener Yunus al-Tai from Mosul, Iraq.