Is it allowed for Zakat-ul-fitr to be distrbuted in cash rather than material things like (rice, dates etc)?

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Shaykh Ebrahim Desai

Is it allowed for Zakat-ul-fitr to be distrbuted in cash rather than material things like (rice, dates etc)?

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According to the Hanafi Madhab, Zakaat may be distributed in kind as well.

and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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