Where Zakat-ul-Fitr should be paid

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A: Every person should pay Zakat-ul-Fitr in the place where he resides until sunset of the last day of Ramadan. The person in question who is a resident of the Kingdom should pay his Zakat-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia, while his family should pay their Zakat-ul-Fitr in their country. This is the best. However, there is nothing wrong if the person pays Zakat-ul-Fitr on behalf of his family in the country where he resides, since his family is his dependants. Concerning Zakah on property, the principal ruling is that it should be paid in the place where the money is raised. However, if it is necessary to transfer it to a poorer area where people are in more need of it, it is permissible to do so.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.