What is the opinion of the sheikhs (Al-Albani, Ibn Baz, Al-Uthaymeen, Al-Fawzan) and the four Madhhabs, and your opinion, regarding giving Zakat al-Fitr in cash?
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Previously, the disagreement among the four Madhhabs regarding the issue of paying the value (cash) for al-Fitr was mentioned. Sheikhs Ibn Baz, Ibn Uthaymeen, and Salih al-Fawzan all chose the obligation of giving it as food.
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