Is it permissible to take out and pay Zakat al-Fitrah before the night of Eid to transfer it to another town or country?
It is permissible to give Zakat al-Fitrah to the deserving poor any time during the month of Ramadan or to the jurist, or to their representatives with the intention that they will distribute it accordingly but, based on obligatory precaution, it is NOT permissible to transfer Zakat al-Fitrah to another town if there is a deserving poor in the town in which one lives.