Can You Give Zakat Al-Fitr to One Person?

Question: 27021

Is zakat Al-Fitr for one person and cannot be distributed among several?

Summary of answer

It is permissible to give Zakat Al-Fitr on behalf of one person to one person, and it is also permissible to distribute it among a number of people.

Answer

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.

It is permissible to give Zakat Al-Fitr on behalf of one person to one person, and it is also permissible to distribute it among a number of people.

For more details, please refer to the following answers: 69, 49793 , 207225 , 145563 , 37636 , 12938 , and 22888 .

And Allah is the Source of strength.

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Source:

Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas, Fatwa no. 1204

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