Is it a condition regarding the food for Zakat al-Fitr, which will be distributed in Africa, that it be something that is storable and kept by them, in addition to it being a staple food that sustains the body?
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For the valid distribution of food in al-Fitr, it is a condition that it be a staple food suitable for consumption and storage. Therefore, it is not permissible to distribute defective food, such as that which is wet or worm-eeaten, nor bread, due to its unsuitability for storage.
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