Should Zakat al-Fitr be given for a resident in Japan at the value of Zakat al-Fitr in Japan, and for his wife and daughter residing in Egypt at the value of Zakat al-Fitr in Egypt?

Scholars have differed on the permissibility of giving zakat (definition) al-Fitr in monetary value. The majority of jurists, such as Malik, Ahmad, and Al-Shafi'i, held that it is not permissible, and that the default is to give it as food, except in cases of necessity. Abu Hanifa, on the other hand, permitted giving it in monetary value absolutely. Ibn Taymiyyah held that it is permissible to give the value when there is a need or an overriding benefit, which is the most equitable opinion. The value is estimated by the price of the food that must be given in the person's country.