What is the Ruling on Paying Zakatul-Fitr in Cash?
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If a person wishes to pay Zakaatul-Fitr in the form of cash, instead of wheat, barley, etc, is this permissible or not?
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Sheikh Ibn Baz
This should not be done. No. The view which is held by the jumhoor (majority of the scholars) is that it is to be paid in the form of food and not in cash. That's because the Messenger ﷺ gave food and likewise his companions and the majority of the people of knowledge.
So, it should not be paid in cash, rather, it is obligatory for Zakaatul-Fitr to be in the form of food. This is what is obligatory.