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2506. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ enjoined Zakâtul-Fitr; a Ṣâ' of dates or a Ṣâ' of barley, upon the free person and the slave, male and female, young and old, among the Muslims. He commanded that it be given before the people went out to the (Id) prayer." (Ṣaḥīh)
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Ṣadaqatul Fitr may be paid in advance, before its time, because ultimately its objective is the fulfillment of the need of the poor, especially so when the purpose is to amass it collectively with a view to distributing it; it has to be collected well in advance. There is no harm in it. The evidence of collection of Ṣadaqatul Fitr several days in advance is found in the blessed lifetime of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.