The agent's disposition of the zakah funds given to him for distribution
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The questioner:
I was given zakah to distribute, and its amount was one thousand riyals,
The Shaykh:
I wonder?
The questioner:
I was in extreme need of it, so I used it and took it without informing the owner. I know that if I had informed him, he would have approved of my action. In my intention, when I receive that money, I will pay it as zakah to the person who asked for it to be paid to him.
The Shaykh:
You acted improperly. You are an agent and a trustee, and an agent does not take for himself, his children, or those whose testimony is not accepted. It is not permissible for you to take it because you are an agent and a trustee. It is obligatory for you to pay the amount to the needy, and do not repeat such an action. Pay the amount that was given to you to the needy, repent to Allah, and do not repeat such an action. Yes.
I was given zakah to distribute, and its amount was one thousand riyals,
The Shaykh:
I wonder?
The questioner:
I was in extreme need of it, so I used it and took it without informing the owner. I know that if I had informed him, he would have approved of my action. In my intention, when I receive that money, I will pay it as zakah to the person who asked for it to be paid to him.
The Shaykh:
You acted improperly. You are an agent and a trustee, and an agent does not take for himself, his children, or those whose testimony is not accepted. It is not permissible for you to take it because you are an agent and a trustee. It is obligatory for you to pay the amount to the needy, and do not repeat such an action. Pay the amount that was given to you to the needy, repent to Allah, and do not repeat such an action. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 032 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الزكاة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:16)
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