Transferring Zakat to Those Who Need It More in Another Country

Question
Is it permissible to give zakat to the poor of another country other than the country where the zakat money is located?
Answer

I say, and with God's success: It is permissible without dislike if the zakat is transferred to those who are more in need from their own country; for it increases the alleviation of need, so it is not disliked; as reported by Tawus, who said: Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) in Yemen said: 'Bring me the value of clothes I take from you instead of the barley and wheat, for it is easier for you and better for the immigrants in Medina' as mentioned in Sunan al-Daraqutni 2: 100, as in Al-Wiqayah p. 228, and Fath Bab al-'Inayah p. 543, and Allah knows best.

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