1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,469 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,469 --> 00:00:07,469 A Abridgment of the Book: 3 00:00:07,469 --> 00:00:09,470 Ramadan: 4 00:00:09,470 --> 00:00:11,470 Events and Lessons. 5 00:00:11,470 --> 00:00:17,679 The Obligation of Zakat al-Fitr. 6 00:00:17,679 --> 00:00:19,679 The Time of Its Enactment: 7 00:00:19,679 --> 00:00:21,679 Towards the end of the month of Ramadan, 8 00:00:21,679 --> 00:00:23,679 two days before Eid, 9 00:00:23,679 --> 00:00:26,679 in the second year of the Hijrah. 10 00:00:26,679 --> 00:00:32,299 Zakat al-Fitr, or Sadaqat al-Fitr, 11 00:00:32,299 --> 00:00:36,299 is one of the acts of worship that follow the fast of the month of Ramadan. 12 00:00:36,299 --> 00:00:41,299 It is an expression of the diversification of acts of worship during Ramadan, 13 00:00:41,299 --> 00:00:45,299 alongside fasting, prayer, remembrance of Allah, and Qur'an recitation. 14 00:00:45,299 --> 00:00:48,299 It serves to rectify crooked behavior, 15 00:00:48,299 --> 00:00:50,299 correct bad character, 16 00:00:50,299 --> 00:00:53,299 and show benevolence and mercy toward the needy. 17 00:00:53,299 --> 00:00:55,399 Zakat al-Fitr 18 00:00:55,399 --> 00:00:59,399 is the zakat made obligatory due to breaking the fast of Ramadan. 19 00:00:59,399 --> 00:01:01,399 It is also defined as: 20 00:01:01,399 --> 00:01:08,400 a Muslim giving a needy person a *sa'* of the staple food of the region to cover their sustenance for the day of Eid. 21 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,230 The Date of Its Enactment: 22 00:01:12,230 --> 00:01:17,230 It was made obligatory in the second year of the Hijrah, during Ramadan, 23 00:01:17,230 --> 00:01:19,230 two days before Eid. 24 00:01:19,230 --> 00:01:25,379 Wisdoms and Rulings Pertaining to Zakat al-Fitr: 25 00:01:25,379 --> 00:01:28,579 First: Its Underlying Wisdom. 26 00:01:28,579 --> 00:01:32,579 Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) narrated: 27 00:01:32,579 --> 00:01:37,579 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordained Zakat al-Fitr 28 00:01:37,579 --> 00:01:41,579 as a purification for the fasting person from idle talk and obscene language, 29 00:01:41,579 --> 00:01:44,579 and as food for the needy. 30 00:01:44,579 --> 00:01:46,579 Whoever pays it before the Eid prayer, 31 00:01:46,579 --> 00:01:49,579 it is an accepted zakat; 32 00:01:49,579 --> 00:01:51,579 and whoever pays it after the prayer, 33 00:01:51,579 --> 00:01:55,640 it is merely a charity among charities." 34 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,640 In this hadith, 35 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,640 two wisdoms for Sadaqat al-Fitr are mentioned: 36 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,640 the first pertains to the giver, 37 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,859 and the second pertains to the recipient. 38 00:02:06,859 --> 00:02:10,860 As for the giver, shortcomings may occur during their fast 39 00:02:10,860 --> 00:02:14,860 due to idle, coarse, false, or indecent speech— 40 00:02:14,860 --> 00:02:17,860 which constitutes idle talk and obscenity. 41 00:02:17,860 --> 00:02:19,860 Thus, Zakat al-Fitr intervenes 42 00:02:19,860 --> 00:02:22,860 to purify the fasting person from this foulness, 43 00:02:22,860 --> 00:02:27,219 so that their fast remains free of deficiency. 44 00:02:27,219 --> 00:02:29,219 As for the recipient, 45 00:02:29,219 --> 00:02:34,219 they benefit from the food, which spares them from having to seek labor on the day of Eid, 46 00:02:34,219 --> 00:02:37,219 allowing them to rejoice just as other people rejoice, 47 00:02:37,219 --> 00:02:40,219 sitting among their family and children 48 00:02:40,219 --> 00:02:42,219 because their basic needs are met. 49 00:02:42,219 --> 00:02:44,789 Second: 50 00:02:44,789 --> 00:02:47,789 Its Legal Ruling and Upon Whom It Is Obligatory. 51 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:53,080 Zakat al-Fitr is an individual obligation (*fard 'ayn*) upon every Muslim, 52 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,080 whether male or female, 53 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,080 young or old, 54 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,080 free or enslaved, 55 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:04,080 rich or poor—provided they possess food beyond their needs for the night of Eid 56 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,080 and the day of Eid, for themselves and their dependents. 57 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,180 This ruling is substantiated by 58 00:03:10,180 --> 00:03:13,180 the hadith of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), who said: 59 00:03:13,180 --> 00:03:17,180 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordained 60 00:03:17,180 --> 00:03:19,180 Zakat al-Fitr 61 00:03:19,180 --> 00:03:22,180 as a *sa'* of dates or a *sa'* of barley 62 00:03:22,180 --> 00:03:24,180 upon every slave and free person, 63 00:03:24,180 --> 00:03:26,180 male and female, 64 00:03:26,180 --> 00:03:30,180 young and old among the Muslims." 65 00:03:30,180 --> 00:03:32,370 Third: 66 00:03:32,370 --> 00:03:34,370 The Prerequisite of a Minimum Threshold (*Nisab*). 67 00:03:34,370 --> 00:03:36,560 The majority of jurists— 68 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:40,560 including the Malikis, Shafi'is, and Hanbalis— 69 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,560 held that Sadaqat al-Fitr 70 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,560 is obligatory upon anyone who is able to afford it, 71 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,560 and possessing a *nisab* is not a prerequisite for its obligation. 72 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,560 Rather, its threshold is that a Muslim possesses 73 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:55,560 surplus food beyond their own sustenance and the sustenance of those they are obligated to support 74 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,560 for the night of Eid and its day. 75 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,560 This is proven by the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Tha'labah 76 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,560 (or Tha'labah ibn 'Abdullah ibn Abi S'ir), 77 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,560 from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), who reported that 78 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:11,560 the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 79 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,560 "A *sa'* of wheat or grain 80 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,560 is due from every young or old, 81 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:19,560 free person or slave, 82 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,560 male or female, 83 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,560 rich or poor. 84 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,620 As for the rich among you, 85 00:04:25,620 --> 00:04:27,620 Allah will purify them; 86 00:04:27,620 --> 00:04:29,620 and as for the poor among you, 87 00:04:29,620 --> 00:04:31,620 Allah will grant them in return 88 00:04:31,620 --> 00:04:33,620 far more than what they have given." 89 00:04:33,620 --> 00:04:36,139 Fourth: 90 00:04:36,139 --> 00:04:39,139 The Types of Food from Which It May Be Given. 91 00:04:39,139 --> 00:04:43,490 Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: 92 00:04:43,490 --> 00:04:47,490 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordained 93 00:04:47,490 --> 00:04:48,490 Zakat al-Fitr 94 00:04:48,490 --> 00:04:50,490 as a *sa'* of dates 95 00:04:50,490 --> 00:04:52,490 or a *sa'* of barley 96 00:04:52,490 --> 00:04:54,490 upon the slave and the free, 97 00:04:54,490 --> 00:04:56,490 male and female, 98 00:04:56,490 --> 00:04:58,490 young and old 99 00:04:58,490 --> 00:05:00,490 among the Muslims." 100 00:05:00,490 --> 00:05:03,899 And Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: 101 00:05:03,899 --> 00:05:06,899 "We used to give Zakat al-Fitr 102 00:05:06,899 --> 00:05:10,899 during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 103 00:05:10,899 --> 00:05:12,899 as a *sa'* of food, 104 00:05:12,899 --> 00:05:14,899 or a *sa'* of barley, 105 00:05:14,899 --> 00:05:16,899 or a *sa'* of dates, 106 00:05:16,899 --> 00:05:18,899 or a *sa'* of raisins, 107 00:05:18,899 --> 00:05:21,899 or a *sa'* of dried yogurt (*aqit*)." 108 00:05:21,899 --> 00:05:25,319 In these two hadiths, 109 00:05:25,319 --> 00:05:27,319 several food types were mentioned: 110 00:05:27,319 --> 00:05:29,319 dates, barley, 111 00:05:29,319 --> 00:05:32,319 raisins, dried yogurt, and wheat. 112 00:05:32,319 --> 00:05:34,379 What is evident 113 00:05:34,379 --> 00:05:37,379 is that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 114 00:05:37,379 --> 00:05:41,379 did not intend to restrict the payment strictly to these items; 115 00:05:41,379 --> 00:05:45,379 rather, he mentioned them as examples of common staple foods, 116 00:05:45,379 --> 00:05:47,379 as those items were 117 00:05:47,379 --> 00:05:49,379 the primary food staples of the people at that time. 118 00:05:49,379 --> 00:05:52,379 Therefore, the governing factor is the prevailing staple food of a region: 119 00:05:52,379 --> 00:05:55,379 whatever constitutes a prevailing, permissible staple food 120 00:05:55,379 --> 00:05:57,379 may be given, 121 00:05:57,379 --> 00:06:00,379 while non-staples should not be given, 122 00:06:00,379 --> 00:06:02,379 whether from these specific types 123 00:06:02,379 --> 00:06:04,379 or others. 124 00:06:04,379 --> 00:06:06,540 Food staples vary 125 00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:08,540 according to time and place; 126 00:06:08,540 --> 00:06:11,540 in our era, there are staples 127 00:06:11,540 --> 00:06:13,540 that did not exist 128 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:15,540 or were not common 129 00:06:15,540 --> 00:06:17,540 in past times, 130 00:06:17,540 --> 00:06:20,600 and vice versa. 131 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:21,600 Fifth: 132 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:25,819 Paying the Monetary Value for Zakat al-Fitr. 133 00:06:25,819 --> 00:06:27,819 A scholarly disagreement arose among jurists 134 00:06:27,819 --> 00:06:29,819 regarding the permissibility of paying monetary value 135 00:06:29,819 --> 00:06:32,819 instead of food for Zakat al-Fitr. 136 00:06:32,819 --> 00:06:33,819 The most correct view 137 00:06:33,819 --> 00:06:35,819 is that the giver of zakat should consider 138 00:06:35,819 --> 00:06:37,819 the best interest of the poor person 139 00:06:37,819 --> 00:06:40,819 to whom Zakat al-Fitr will be distributed. 140 00:06:40,819 --> 00:06:42,819 If they see that giving food 141 00:06:42,819 --> 00:06:44,819 is better for their situation, 142 00:06:44,819 --> 00:06:46,819 they should give them food; 143 00:06:46,819 --> 00:06:48,819 in doing so, they will have combined 144 00:06:48,819 --> 00:06:51,819 both the textual directive and the legal intent (*maqsid*) of the Shariah. 145 00:06:51,819 --> 00:06:53,819 For instance, if there is a shortage 146 00:06:53,819 --> 00:06:55,819 of food available to the poor person 147 00:06:55,819 --> 00:06:56,819 or in the market 148 00:06:56,819 --> 00:06:58,819 due to an economic crisis; 149 00:06:58,819 --> 00:07:00,819 or if the head of the household 150 00:07:00,819 --> 00:07:02,819 is someone who squanders money 151 00:07:02,819 --> 00:07:04,819 on unlawful matters or idle entertainment 152 00:07:04,819 --> 00:07:07,819 while their family is in dire need of food. 153 00:07:07,819 --> 00:07:09,860 Conversely, if they see that giving 154 00:07:09,860 --> 00:07:11,860 cash 155 00:07:11,860 --> 00:07:13,860 is more beneficial to the poor person and their family, 156 00:07:13,860 --> 00:07:14,860 they should give cash 157 00:07:14,860 --> 00:07:16,860 equivalent to the value of the prevailing staple food. 158 00:07:16,860 --> 00:07:18,860 For instance, if the poor person 159 00:07:18,860 --> 00:07:20,860 already has an abundance of food, 160 00:07:20,860 --> 00:07:22,860 but has a pressing need 161 00:07:22,860 --> 00:07:24,860 for cash currency 162 00:07:24,860 --> 00:07:26,860 to purchase cooking fuel, 163 00:07:26,860 --> 00:07:29,860 such as cooking gas, 164 00:07:29,860 --> 00:07:31,860 or to purchase meat for Eid, 165 00:07:31,860 --> 00:07:33,860 or if their need is 166 00:07:33,860 --> 00:07:36,860 to buy clothes for their children, 167 00:07:36,860 --> 00:07:38,860 or medication for their own healing 168 00:07:38,860 --> 00:07:40,860 or for a member of their family, 169 00:07:40,860 --> 00:07:43,860 or similar important necessities. 170 00:07:43,860 --> 00:07:45,860 In such cases, paying the monetary value 171 00:07:45,860 --> 00:07:47,860 directly fulfills the need of the poor, 172 00:07:47,860 --> 00:07:50,860 ensuring the charity reaches its proper target. 173 00:07:50,860 --> 00:07:52,860 And Allah knows best. 174 00:07:52,860 --> 00:07:55,939 Sixth: 175 00:07:55,939 --> 00:07:58,939 The Obligatory Amount Due Per Person. 176 00:07:58,939 --> 00:08:00,939 It has been narrated in the hadiths of Ibn 'Umar 177 00:08:00,939 --> 00:08:03,939 and Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with them) 178 00:08:03,939 --> 00:08:06,939 that the required amount per person 179 00:08:06,939 --> 00:08:08,939 is one *sa'* of food. 180 00:08:08,939 --> 00:08:10,939 Ibn 'Umar stated: 181 00:08:10,939 --> 00:08:13,939 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordained 182 00:08:13,939 --> 00:08:15,939 Zakat al-Fitr 183 00:08:15,939 --> 00:08:19,939 as a *sa'* of dates or a *sa'* of barley." 184 00:08:19,939 --> 00:08:23,100 And Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: 185 00:08:23,100 --> 00:08:25,100 "We used to give Zakat al-Fitr 186 00:08:25,100 --> 00:08:29,100 during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 187 00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:32,100 as a *sa'* of food." 188 00:08:32,100 --> 00:08:34,649 Seventh: 189 00:08:34,649 --> 00:08:36,809 The Time of Obligation. 190 00:08:36,809 --> 00:08:40,809 It becomes obligatory at sunset on the last day of the month of Ramadan, 191 00:08:40,809 --> 00:08:42,809 based on the statement of Ibn 'Abbas: 192 00:08:42,809 --> 00:08:45,809 "The Prophet (peace be upon him) 193 00:08:45,809 --> 00:08:47,809 ordained Zakat al-Fitr 194 00:08:47,809 --> 00:08:51,809 as a purification for the fasting person from idle talk and obscene language," 195 00:08:51,809 --> 00:08:53,809 and the statement of Ibn 'Umar: 196 00:08:53,809 --> 00:08:56,809 "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordained 197 00:08:56,809 --> 00:08:58,809 the Zakat of breaking the fast (*Zakat al-Fitr*)." 198 00:08:58,809 --> 00:09:00,970 Breaking the fast of Ramadan 199 00:09:00,970 --> 00:09:03,970 It only takes effect with the setting of the sun 200 00:09:03,970 --> 00:09:05,970 on the eve of Eid. 201 00:09:05,970 --> 00:09:08,029 Because it is attributed to *fitr* (breaking the fast), 202 00:09:08,029 --> 00:09:12,029 it becomes obligatory on its account, just like the zakat on wealth (*zakat al-mal*). 203 00:09:12,029 --> 00:09:16,029 This is because such attribution indicates a specific association, 204 00:09:16,029 --> 00:09:20,029 and the underlying cause is more specifically tied to its ruling than anything else. 205 00:09:20,029 --> 00:09:22,220 Eighth: 206 00:09:22,220 --> 00:09:24,220 The time of payment. 207 00:09:24,220 --> 00:09:28,600 The preferred scholarly view regarding the time of paying zakat al-fitr 208 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:30,600 is as follows: 209 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:31,600 First: 210 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,600 Distributing it before the Eid prayer 211 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,600 is obligatory for anyone who has not distributed it prior to that. 212 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,600 Second: 213 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:43,600 Distributing it a day or two before Eid 214 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:46,600 is a period of permissibility, choice, and precaution. 215 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:48,600 It is permissible, 216 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:50,600 for in the previously mentioned hadith of Ibn 'Umar, 217 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,600 Nafi' said: 218 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:56,600 "They used to give it a day or two before the fast-breaking." 219 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,600 This reference to "they" implies all of the Companions, 220 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:01,600 thus constituting a consensus (*ijma'*). 221 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,600 Furthermore, advancing it by this short duration 222 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,600 does not defeat its intended purpose, 223 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:12,600 as it usually remains—or at least part of it remains—until the day of Eid, 224 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:16,629 thereby enriching the poor so they need not wander and beg on that day. 225 00:10:16,629 --> 00:10:17,629 Third: 226 00:10:17,629 --> 00:10:21,629 The opinion that permits paying it from the middle of Ramadan, 227 00:10:21,629 --> 00:10:23,629 the beginning of Ramadan, 228 00:10:23,629 --> 00:10:26,629 or even a year or more before Ramadan, 229 00:10:26,629 --> 00:10:28,629 is a weak opinion. 230 00:10:28,629 --> 00:10:32,629 This is due to the hadith of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), who said: 231 00:10:32,629 --> 00:10:37,629 "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded that zakat al-fitr 232 00:10:37,629 --> 00:10:41,629 be delivered before the people go out to the prayer." 233 00:10:41,629 --> 00:10:43,629 A command denotes obligation, 234 00:10:43,629 --> 00:10:46,629 and paying it too far in advance 235 00:10:46,629 --> 00:10:50,629 fails to ensure that the poor are enriched specifically on the day of Eid. 236 00:10:50,629 --> 00:10:53,629 This is because the cause of its obligation is the breaking of the fast of Ramadan, 237 00:10:53,629 --> 00:10:56,629 not the commencement of Ramadan, 238 00:10:56,629 --> 00:10:59,629 as evidenced by its construct attribution to *fitr* (fast-breaking). 239 00:10:59,629 --> 00:11:02,629 As for analogizing it to zakat al-mal, 240 00:11:02,629 --> 00:11:05,629 it is a flawed analogy with a significant disparity (*qiyas ma'a al-fariq*). 241 00:11:05,629 --> 00:11:08,629 The cause for zakat al-mal is reaching the minimum threshold of wealth (*nisab*), 242 00:11:08,629 --> 00:11:13,629 and its purpose is to sustain the poor throughout the entire year, 243 00:11:13,629 --> 00:11:16,629 making it permissible to pay it at any point during the year. 244 00:11:16,629 --> 00:11:18,629 In contrast, zakat al-fitr 245 00:11:18,629 --> 00:11:20,629 aims specifically at 246 00:11:20,629 --> 00:11:23,629 enriching the poor during a designated time; 247 00:11:23,629 --> 00:11:26,629 hence, it is not permissible to pay it before that designated time. 248 00:11:26,629 --> 00:11:29,629 However, if it is collected from the people 249 00:11:29,629 --> 00:11:32,629 starting from the beginning or middle of Ramadan 250 00:11:32,629 --> 00:11:35,629 by a specific individual or organization 251 00:11:35,629 --> 00:11:38,629 in order to organize its distribution to those who deserve it, 252 00:11:38,629 --> 00:11:40,629 there is no harm in that, 253 00:11:40,629 --> 00:11:43,629 provided that it reaches the poor person 254 00:11:43,629 --> 00:11:45,629 shortly before the Eid prayer, 255 00:11:45,629 --> 00:11:48,629 or a day or two before Eid. 256 00:11:48,629 --> 00:11:50,759 Fourth: 257 00:11:50,759 --> 00:11:52,759 Distributing it after the Eid prayer 258 00:11:52,759 --> 00:11:55,759 without a valid Islamically recognized excuse 259 00:11:55,759 --> 00:11:57,759 renders it non-fulfilling of the obligation; 260 00:11:57,759 --> 00:12:00,759 it then counts merely as a general charity, 261 00:12:00,759 --> 00:12:03,759 and the person sins for the delay. 262 00:12:03,759 --> 00:12:06,759 This is because discharging it after the prayer 263 00:12:06,759 --> 00:12:08,759 defeats part of the intended objective, 264 00:12:08,759 --> 00:12:11,759 which is to enrich the poor on this specific day; 265 00:12:11,759 --> 00:12:13,759 thus, sufficiency is not achieved for them 266 00:12:13,759 --> 00:12:15,759 until after the prayer has concluded. 267 00:12:15,759 --> 00:12:18,759 Anyone who intends to give to them to make them self-sufficient 268 00:12:18,759 --> 00:12:21,759 must ensure it is delivered 269 00:12:21,759 --> 00:12:23,759 before the prayer, 270 00:12:23,759 --> 00:12:25,759 so that the joy of this day 271 00:12:25,759 --> 00:12:27,759 encompasses everyone. 272 00:12:27,759 --> 00:12:30,299 Ninth: 273 00:12:30,299 --> 00:12:32,299 The place of its distribution. 274 00:12:32,299 --> 00:12:34,659 The jurists have agreed 275 00:12:34,659 --> 00:12:36,659 that zakat al-fitr 276 00:12:36,659 --> 00:12:38,659 is to be paid where the giver is physically located— 277 00:12:38,659 --> 00:12:41,659 meaning in the town where the person is present 278 00:12:41,659 --> 00:12:43,659 at the moment zakat al-fitr becomes obligatory 279 00:12:43,659 --> 00:12:45,659 while residing there. 280 00:12:45,659 --> 00:12:47,659 Because it is a zakat on the physical self, 281 00:12:47,659 --> 00:12:50,659 it follows the location of the body. 282 00:12:50,659 --> 00:12:52,659 Accordingly, 283 00:12:52,659 --> 00:12:55,659 if someone is in Mecca at the end of Ramadan, 284 00:12:55,659 --> 00:12:58,659 even if he is not a resident of Mecca, 285 00:12:58,659 --> 00:13:00,659 he pays it in Mecca, 286 00:13:00,659 --> 00:13:03,659 while his family pays it on their own behalf 287 00:13:03,659 --> 00:13:05,659 in their home country. 288 00:13:05,659 --> 00:13:08,690 This is the default rule regarding zakat al-fitr. 289 00:13:08,690 --> 00:13:11,690 However, it is permissible to transfer it to a town 290 00:13:11,690 --> 00:13:13,690 other than that of the payer 291 00:13:13,690 --> 00:13:15,690 where it became obligatory, 292 00:13:15,690 --> 00:13:17,690 if there are no poor people in the place 293 00:13:17,690 --> 00:13:19,690 where it fell due. 294 00:13:19,690 --> 00:13:21,690 It has also been said that it may be transferred 295 00:13:21,690 --> 00:13:24,690 if those elsewhere are in far greater need 296 00:13:24,690 --> 00:13:27,690 than the people of the town where it became due, 297 00:13:27,690 --> 00:13:29,750 though the first view is more correct. 298 00:13:29,750 --> 00:13:31,750 In summary, 299 00:13:31,750 --> 00:13:34,750 zakat al-fitr shares the same ruling as zakat al-mal 300 00:13:34,750 --> 00:13:36,750 regarding its transfer to another location. 301 00:13:36,750 --> 00:13:39,259 And Allah knows best. 302 00:13:39,259 --> 00:13:41,259 Tenth: 303 00:13:41,259 --> 00:13:43,360 Its eligible beneficiaries. 304 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:45,360 The preferred opinion is that it is designated exclusively 305 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:47,360 for the poor and the needy, 306 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:53,629 to the exclusion of the other categories of zakat recipients. 307 00:13:53,629 --> 00:13:57,629 Ramadan: Events and Lessons.