09/03/2024
Local Zakat is emphasised by all 4 schools.
The Hanbali school stipulates: “It is preferred to disburse all of the Zakat to the poor in his area unless there are no valid recipients in the land, in which he distributes it in the land closest to him.” (Al-Hajjawi, Zad al-Mustaqni’, p.78)
The Shafi’i school stipulates: “If the categories of Zakat distribution are found in the place where Zakat is collected, it is prohibited and invalid to transfer the Zakat elsewhere.” (Reliance of the Traveller, p.272)
The Maliki school stipulates: “Transferring Zakat (outside the locality) is impermissible, expect if there is a pressing need to do so.” (Tawdih al-Ahkam min Bulugh Al-Maram 3:27)
The Hanafi school stipulates: “It is disapproved to transfer the Zakat of one land to another; unless he transfers it to his poor relatives, or to a people needier than his own.” (Al-Zayla’i, Nasab al-Rayah 2:423)
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