TRANSFERRING ZAKAH TO ANOTHER COUNTRY Q: Can I transfer zakah to another country, like back home overseas? A: There is a difference of opinion: Majority of scholars (jumhur): Zakah should remain local. Based on Hadith: “Taken from their rich and returned to their poor.” Opinion of Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah and others (adopted in fatwa in modern Fiqh committees): It is permissible to transfer zakah: If

Can I transfer zakah to another country, like back home overseas?

Dr. Mahmoud OmarAnswering scholar

Q: Can I transfer zakah to another country, like back home overseas?
A: There is a difference of opinion:

Majority of scholars (jumhur): Zakah should remain local.
- Based on Hadith: “Taken from their rich and returned to their poor.”
Opinion of Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah and others (adopted in fatwa in modern Fiqh committees):
It is permissible to transfer zakah:
- If the local poor are already cared for, or
- If there’s a greater need or calamity elsewhere.

Example:
Places suffering major crises may be more deserving in urgent times, even if the donor resides in Canada or elsewhere.

Allah knows best