Is it a condition for the one who is given zakah that one of the trustworthy people vouch for him?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it a condition for giving zakah to a person that he brings a vouching from the imam that he is one who maintains the prayer, or is it sufficient to have the report of one person?
Answer:
If you know him, give it to him without asking him for a vouching. If you do not know him, ask for a vouching from the trustworthy among the judges, not from the people who are relied upon in the proofs that certify that he is poor or that he is in debt. The proof is required for the one you do not know. This is if you want to give him a sum of money from the zakah. But if you want to give him one, two, or five riyals, give it to him and let him go; he does not need proof. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it a condition for giving zakah to a person that he brings a vouching from the imam that he is one who maintains the prayer, or is it sufficient to have the report of one person?
Answer:
If you know him, give it to him without asking him for a vouching. If you do not know him, ask for a vouching from the trustworthy among the judges, not from the people who are relied upon in the proofs that certify that he is poor or that he is in debt. The proof is required for the one you do not know. This is if you want to give him a sum of money from the zakah. But if you want to give him one, two, or five riyals, give it to him and let him go; he does not need proof. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [264- 4717] هل يشترط فيمن يعطى الزكاة أن يزكيه أحد الثقات؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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