Is the hadith of Ibn 'Umar that zakat al-fitr is paid before the people begin to go out?
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The questioner : The apparent ... hadith.
The Shaykh : Which hadith?
The questioner : Ibn 'Umar.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Before the people go out to prayer.
The questioner : Before...
The Shaykh : Yes, and what is meant by that is the prayer. The important thing is that it is before the prayer, based on the hadith of Ibn 'AbbasSunan Abi Dawud 1609Hasan (Al-Albani), yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Did he authorize him to pay it on his behalf, before the prayer?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : It is obligatory upon him.
The Shaykh : Of whom?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, on ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : For the one who has a debt, it is not obligatory upon him because he has a debt. The one who has a debt, it is not obligatory upon him.
The Shaykh : Which hadith?
The questioner : Ibn 'Umar.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Before the people go out to prayer.
The questioner : Before...
The Shaykh : Yes, and what is meant by that is the prayer. The important thing is that it is before the prayer, based on the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas
If anyone pays it before the prayer (of 'Id), it will be accepted as zakat.
من أدّاها قبل الصلاة فهي زكاة مقبولةThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Did he authorize him to pay it on his behalf, before the prayer?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : It is obligatory upon him.
The Shaykh : Of whom?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, on ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : For the one who has a debt, it is not obligatory upon him because he has a debt. The one who has a debt, it is not obligatory upon him.