Is it permissible to deduct the transfer fee from the zakah funds?
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Question:
He wants to pay his zakah in a country outside Riyadh, and it is necessary to send this zakah using funds that are paid as a transfer fee. He asks: Is it permissible for me to take this amount, which is the value of the transfer fee, from the zakah, or is it not?
Answer:
No, the funds given to the transfer agent are not from the zakah; this is a fee, and the zakah is separate from it.
Q: Is it paid in full?
A: Yes.
He wants to pay his zakah in a country outside Riyadh, and it is necessary to send this zakah using funds that are paid as a transfer fee. He asks: Is it permissible for me to take this amount, which is the value of the transfer fee, from the zakah, or is it not?
Answer:
No, the funds given to the transfer agent are not from the zakah; this is a fee, and the zakah is separate from it.
Q: Is it paid in full?
A: Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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