The Time for Paying Zakat al-Fitr
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Q: Is it the same regarding the delay of zakah in searching for a known poor person, whether it is zakah on wealth or zakah on the body?
A: They are not the same. Rather, it is obligatory to pay zakat al-fitr before the festival prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, and there is no harm in paying it one, two, or three days before, but it must not be delayed until after the festival.
A: They are not the same. Rather, it is obligatory to pay zakat al-fitr before the festival prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, and there is no harm in paying it one, two, or three days before, but it must not be delayed until after the festival.
Source
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