Where should Zakat be paid if a person is absent from their family, making Zakat obligatory?

Chapter on Zakat on Sheep

Al-Mughni

Book of Zakat

Book 8 · Issue 4 · Bab 3

Open in Qurani

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If a person is absent from their family and Zakat becomes obligatory upon them, the Zakat must be paid in the location where they reside the most. This principle applies specifically to the general Zakat obligations.