Is it permissible to transfer zakah outside the town?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This pertains to the people of zakah, but since you asked, I will answer if Allah wills. Some scholars hold that it must be given to the poor of the town, unless there are no poor people in the town, in which case it is distributed in the nearest towns. Based on the view that the poor are specified individuals, some say it is not obligatory, and that the reference to "their poor" is a generic reference to the poor, meaning the Muslims. Do you understand? They cited as evidence that Mu'adh used to bring the zakah from the people of Yemen to Madinah. There is scholarly disagreement on this issue. Undoubtedly, if there are poor people in the town where you are, it is not good neighborly conduct to take the zakah from them to another town, unless the other town is distinguished by severe need, kinship, or something similar. In such cases, it is considered. Time is up. Listen, 'Abd al-Rahman.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And there is no zakah on the wealth of one who has a debt that reduces the nisab, even if the wealth is apparent, and even if the expiation is like a debt. And if it was a small nisab, the lunar year begins when he owns it. And if its nisab decreases during part of the lunar year, or he sells it, or exchanges it for something of a different type, not to escape the zakah, the lunar year is broken. And if he exchanges it for something of the same type, he builds upon its lunar year. And zakah is obligatory on the substance of the wealth, and it is attached to the person's liability. And it is not considered in its obligation whether the payment is made or the wealth remains. And zakah is like a debt in the estate."
The Shaykh : This pertains to the people of zakah, but since you asked, I will answer if Allah wills. Some scholars hold that it must be given to the poor of the town, unless there are no poor people in the town, in which case it is distributed in the nearest towns. Based on the view that the poor are specified individuals, some say it is not obligatory, and that the reference to "their poor" is a generic reference to the poor, meaning the Muslims. Do you understand? They cited as evidence that Mu'adh used to bring the zakah from the people of Yemen to Madinah. There is scholarly disagreement on this issue. Undoubtedly, if there are poor people in the town where you are, it is not good neighborly conduct to take the zakah from them to another town, unless the other town is distinguished by severe need, kinship, or something similar. In such cases, it is considered. Time is up. Listen, 'Abd al-Rahman.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And there is no zakah on the wealth of one who has a debt that reduces the nisab, even if the wealth is apparent, and even if the expiation is like a debt. And if it was a small nisab, the lunar year begins when he owns it. And if its nisab decreases during part of the lunar year, or he sells it, or exchanges it for something of a different type, not to escape the zakah, the lunar year is broken. And if he exchanges it for something of the same type, he builds upon its lunar year. And zakah is obligatory on the substance of the wealth, and it is attached to the person's liability. And it is not considered in its obligation whether the payment is made or the wealth remains. And zakah is like a debt in the estate."