Is Zakat al-Fitr obligatory for a refugee who is supported by a group rather than an individual?
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei and Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect them):
It is not obligatory for those groups to pay Zakat on behalf of the refugees; rather, it is required for the individuals themselves to pay it, provided they meet the necessary conditions.
May you be successful in all good.
Source:
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him): Fiqh al-Wali: On the Rulings of Zakat al-Fitr, No. 7
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him): Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Conditions for the Obligation of Fitr and Some of Its Rulings, No. 1175