Ruling on paying Zakat al-Fitr in currency
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Question:
The questioner says: “Respected Shaykh, I know that it is not permissible to give zakat al-fitr in cash, and I told my father that, but he did not accept it from me. He said that the hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is not denied, but the country gives it in cash, so we should do what some people do and give it in cash. However, I gave it on my own behalf without intending to. Will it be accepted from me?”
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory to give it in food. This is the position of the majority of the scholars. It is a sa' of the staple food of the country, whether dates, barley, or rice. A sa' of the staple food of the country is what is obligatory for every person; for the man and the woman, and the young and the old.
A group of scholars said: It is permissible to give it in cash, but that is a weak opinion.
The correct view is that it is obligatory to give it in food, according to the majority of the scholars, the majority of the scholars, as the hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) state. If you advised your father and he did not do it, then you give it on your own behalf, even if he does not know. Give it in food, even if your father does not know. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: “Respected Shaykh, I know that it is not permissible to give zakat al-fitr in cash, and I told my father that, but he did not accept it from me. He said that the hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is not denied, but the country gives it in cash, so we should do what some people do and give it in cash. However, I gave it on my own behalf without intending to. Will it be accepted from me?”
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory to give it in food. This is the position of the majority of the scholars. It is a sa' of the staple food of the country, whether dates, barley, or rice. A sa' of the staple food of the country is what is obligatory for every person; for the man and the woman, and the young and the old.
A group of scholars said: It is permissible to give it in cash, but that is a weak opinion.
The correct view is that it is obligatory to give it in food, according to the majority of the scholars, the majority of the scholars, as the hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) state. If you advised your father and he did not do it, then you give it on your own behalf, even if he does not know. Give it in food, even if your father does not know. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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