Ruling on giving zakat al-fitr in a country other than the one in which one resides
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Q: I sent my zakat al-fitr to my family in Egypt so that they could distribute it in their country, while I am residing in Saudi Arabia. Is this action valid?
A: There is nothing wrong with that, and it is sufficient, if Allah wills, according to the most correct opinion of the scholars. However, giving it in the place where you reside is better and more cautious. If you sent it to your family to distribute it to the poor in your country, there is nothing wrong with that.
A: There is nothing wrong with that, and it is sufficient, if Allah wills, according to the most correct opinion of the scholars. However, giving it in the place where you reside is better and more cautious. If you sent it to your family to distribute it to the poor in your country, there is nothing wrong with that.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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