From the lands of immigration, he comes to spend his vacation and coincides with the time for zakat al-fitr.

Should he give it according to the value set by the country where he works, or according to the value set by the country he is in? We say: he should not give it according to either value.

Rather, he should give a sa' of food, as mentioned by the Malikis, Shafi'is, and Hanbalis, who held that giving it in cash is not sufficient.

The Hanafis held that it is permissible to give it in cash.

The majority base their opinion on the hadiths, such as the narration of Ibn Umar in the two Sahihs, and the narration of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri in the two Sahihs, and.

Other narrations that.

In which a sa' of food is mentioned, a sa' of dried cheese, a sa' of raisins, a sa' of dates, a sa' of barley, a sa' of the staple food of that land.

Currency existed during the time of the Prophet ﷺ, yet he did not prescribe it nor guide towards it.

The Hanafis said it is permissible to give it in currency because currency is more convenient for the poor person.

We say in response to this.

If your concern for the poor person is truly sincere, then give him the sa' and also give him money.

We do not prevent you from giving the poor whatever money you wish, but at the same time, we guide you to what the majority of scholars have guided you to.

That is, do not give your zakat in cash, for many of the Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali scholars say it is not valid to give it this way.

It is not accepted, as if you have not given your zakat al-fitr.

And the strange thing is that this fatwa is now the widespread opinion.

There is nothing wrong, give it in money. There is nothing wrong, give it. How do you know there is nothing wrong?

He told you the Malikis say it's fine. And how. I mean, those who came before and so on, now if we count for you.

The scholars from the time of the sahaba until today, I tell you, eighty-five percent of the scholars say it is not valid for you to give it.

In cash, they say.

He says: No, the Prophet ﷺ said: "Make them free from need on this day." What is meant is to provide food. We read this narration, reported by al-Daraqutni, but it is very weak. It is not the narration "Make them free from need."

The correct view is what is found in the two authentic collections, which mentions the measures of food.

Some scholars were asked, and it was said to him: Which is better?

Is it better for the needy person to be given dinars? That scholar said: Look at what is better for you, and do not look at what is better for the needy person.

What is better for you is to give it as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded you to give it.

He gives food, and after that, the needy person can do whatever he wants with it. If he wants to sell it, let him sell it. If he wants to eat it, or give it as charity, he is free to do whatever he wants with it.

But you should look at what is best for you. And I have said more than once, in reality, those who give it as cash,

they do not look at the benefit of the needy as much as they look at their own benefit.

Because for him, the issue is, if he says, "Give it as food." Okay, in Morocco, what do they give? They do not give wheat, they give flour. If I want to give it as wheat.

I need to go to the wheat market and measure out the wheat.

Then, we are at home, my wife and I and.

My four children, that's five, so we are seven. I need fourteen, fifteen, and twenty kilos of wheat.

So if I take the car and go around. I can't give to the poor woman.

A bag of twenty kilos of wheat, how do they handle it? So I need, if I don't have a car, and I don't have a bike or a car, I need to take a taxi.

I asked about this. I gave for all of this, fifty dirhams, fifty dirhams.

And there are scholars who say: and my master. be gentle with the poor person. No, you be gentle with him. In fact, I think that if.

It was said to him, if the poor person comes and says: I want to benefit from you, I want flour. He says to me: I won't give you anything, you want money.

This is in reality.