Giving Zakah to the Workers Appointed by the Imam
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The sixth question from Fatwa No. ( 21545 )
Q6: A person of legal age stated that he did not find the worker in the past year, so he paid her Zakah—for example, a sheep—and presented it to the charitable association. The association asked him to slaughter it and bring it to them so that they could distribute it to the needy in turn. He asks: Is his action valid and sufficient for him? Especially since
charitable associations accept Zakah and distribute it to the needy, or is it obligatory for him to pay the Zakah to the worker, in which case what he paid to the association would be voluntary charity that does not suffice as Zakah?
Vol. 6 : It is obligatory for the owner of livestock to pay the zakah to the workers appointed by the imam, and it is not permissible for him to pay it to anyone else. If the time for the workers to arrive has passed and it becomes difficult to pay them, he may pay it to those who are entitled to it. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q6: A person of legal age stated that he did not find the worker in the past year, so he paid her Zakah—for example, a sheep—and presented it to the charitable association. The association asked him to slaughter it and bring it to them so that they could distribute it to the needy in turn. He asks: Is his action valid and sufficient for him? Especially since
charitable associations accept Zakah and distribute it to the needy, or is it obligatory for him to pay the Zakah to the worker, in which case what he paid to the association would be voluntary charity that does not suffice as Zakah?
Vol. 6 : It is obligatory for the owner of livestock to pay the zakah to the workers appointed by the imam, and it is not permissible for him to pay it to anyone else. If the time for the workers to arrive has passed and it becomes difficult to pay them, he may pay it to those who are entitled to it. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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