al-fitr? Is it the prayer of the imam, or the prayer offered on one's
own, or the time of the prayer? May Allah reward you with good.
Praise be to Allah.
What is required is to pay zakaat al-fitr before the Eid prayer,
because of the report narrated by Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allah be pleased
with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) enjoined zakaat al-fitr aspurification for the
fasting person from idle and obscene talk, and to feed the poor.
Whoever pays it before the (Eid) prayer, it is a valid zakaat al-fitr,
and whoever pays it after the prayer, it is (ordinary) charity.
Narrated by Abu Dawood (1609) and Ibn Maajah (1827); classed ashasan
by al-Albaani inSaheeh Abi Dawoodand elsewhere.
The apparent meaning of the hadeeth links the time of zakaat al-fitr
to the Eid prayer. Once the regular imam has finished his prayer, the
time for it comes to an end. The prayer of an individual offered on
hisown has nothing to do with it, because if we were to say that,
there would be no specific time for it. So what counts is the prayer
of the imam. But if a person is in a place where no prayer is held,
such as in the desert, then he should pay it at the time at which it
is paid in the nearest city.
Al-Bahooti (may Allah have mercy on him) said:The best is to pay
zakaat al-fitr on the day of Eid before the prayer or around that time
in a place where the Eid prayer is not offered, because the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) instructed that it should
be paid before the people went out to prayer, according to the hadeeth
of Ibn 'Umar. Some said that it is best if it is paid when going out
to the prayer place.
End quote fromKashshaaf al-Qinaa', 2/252
And Allah knows best.
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