Can We Pay Zakat By Proxy, Transfer, EFT, etc.?

Fatwas

Can we pay zakat by proxy, transfer, EFT, etc.?

A person may give zakat by himself personally; but may also give it by wiring the money or appointing someone as proxy. What is important is that zakat be delivered to the recipient (Ibn Abidin , Radd al-Muhtar, III, 187, 189).

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA