Is it permissible for one who is entrusted with distributing zakah to take some for himself?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A merchant gives me his zakah, and I distribute it to the poor and the needy, and I take it to distant areas. Do I have the right to take some of it for myself?
Answer:
No, do not take it. You are an agent, and an agent does not take the thing for himself. Nor are you an employee; an employee is one appointed by the imam. You are not an employee.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A merchant gives me his zakah, and I distribute it to the poor and the needy, and I take it to distant areas. Do I have the right to take some of it for myself?
Answer:
No, do not take it. You are an agent, and an agent does not take the thing for himself. Nor are you an employee; an employee is one appointed by the imam. You are not an employee.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [701\ 3436] هل يحق لمن وكِّل في توزيع الزكاة أن يأخذ لنفسه|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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