Is it permissible to collect Zakat al-Fitr from one country and send it to another poor and needy country?
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is given to the poor of the country from which it was taken. It is permissible to transfer it to another country if there is a preponderant benefit, such as the poor of the country to which it is transferred being in greater need.
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