Giving the Zakah due on gold to Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Q 2: What is the ruling on transferring the Zakah (obligatory charity) of gold to people in Bosnia and Herzegovina? I should mention that I have no close relatives deserving of receiving Zakah.

Q 2: Zakah should priorly be paid to the poor of the town in which the giver of Zakah resides. If there are no poor people in the town, it should be paid to the poor of the nearest town. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Allah has made Zakat obligatory for them that it should be collected from their rich and distributed among their poor. If one is certain that the Zakah to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Part No. 8; Page No. 380) will reach the deserving recipients of Zakah, then it is permissible to send it to them.May Allah grant us success. May Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and his Companions!