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Distributing Zakat In One's Area
Is it necessary to distribute zakat only in one's area?
It is recommended to give zakat in one's area (and offensive not to), unless recipients in another area are more deserving (such as victims of war, zakat eligible relatives, students of Sacred Law, military jihad soldiers fighting intruders, etc.).

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