The Ruling on Giving Zakah in a Country Other Than the Zakah-Payer's
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A brother from Egypt named Ahmad Abd al-Shakur says: I sent my zakat al-fitr to my family so that they could distribute it in the country. Is this action valid?
Answer: There is nothing wrong with it; it is sufficient, if Allah wills. However, giving it in your location is better. Giving it in your location, meaning where you are residing, to some of the poor is more preferable. And if you sent it to your family to distribute it to the poor, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Answer: There is nothing wrong with it; it is sufficient, if Allah wills. However, giving it in your location is better. Giving it in your location, meaning where you are residing, to some of the poor is more preferable. And if you sent it to your family to distribute it to the poor, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
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