What is the ruling on giving a maid or a driver from the zakah, other than the salary he receives?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person has a maid or a driver and gives him from the zakah, other than the salary he receives. Is that permissible?
Answer:
If the servant or the driver is a Muslim and poor, and you give it to him as zakah, not as a reward, and not as an incentive for him to work for you, but rather you give it to him because he is a poor Muslim, then there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person has a maid or a driver and gives him from the zakah, other than the salary he receives. Is that permissible?
Answer:
If the servant or the driver is a Muslim and poor, and you give it to him as zakah, not as a reward, and not as an incentive for him to work for you, but rather you give it to him because he is a poor Muslim, then there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1074 -3022] ما حكم إعطاء الخادمة أو السائق من الزكاة من غير الراتب الذي يستلمه؟ — youtube.com
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