Giving zakah to people who are not entitled to it
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The fifth question of the fatwa number ( 14428 )
Q5: Many people give their zakah to individuals who are not entitled to it. Is it permissible for a person who is not entitled to zakah to refuse to accept it?
A5 : It is forbidden for the owner of the zakah to pay it to those who are not entitled to it, and it is forbidden for a person to accept it if he is not among the categories mentioned in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Tawbah 9:60] And may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q5: Many people give their zakah to individuals who are not entitled to it. Is it permissible for a person who is not entitled to zakah to refuse to accept it?
A5 : It is forbidden for the owner of the zakah to pay it to those who are not entitled to it, and it is forbidden for a person to accept it if he is not among the categories mentioned in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect [zakah] and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah and for the [stranded] traveler - an obligation [imposed] by Allah. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ فَرِيضَةً مِنَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
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