Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Fitr in the form of money?

The ruling on paying zakat al-fitr in cash is a matter in which the scholars have differed, with the majority opinion holding that it should be given out as food or similar nourishments according to details that differ in relation to those categories.

In the West, money may be more suitable for the poor. This is the view of Abu Hanifa as well as that of the Malikis as narrated by ‘Issa bin Dinar, and God knows best.