What is the ruling on agency in zakah?

Question:
We collect zakah from our relatives to distribute it to the poor of the same family, and the poor person appoints us as his agent to receive it on his behalf, then to pay it to him in installments. Is one agency sufficient for all years, or must it be renewed every year?

Answer:
By Allah, my brothers, I see many young people striving to collect zakah, including zakat al-fitr. This is a responsibility that a person should not take on unless he is in a state of well-being. This is a trust, and he may not be able to fulfill it or may be incapable of doing so.
But if he takes it on and has the capacity, he may accept it. If he takes it on and has the capacity, he may accept it. However, if he offers himself to people saying, "Give me your zakah, give me this or that," that is not appropriate. A person should be in a state of well-being and not take on trusts as many young people do now. It has reached us that they collect the alms of the poor but cannot distribute them, and they remain with them after Ramadan. This is a calamity. This is a calamity. And I told you that this is a responsibility, and a person is human and may be unable to handle these many charities, especially if they are time-bound, like zakat al-fitr, which is time-bound. They collect them and pile them up, and they cannot distribute them on the day of the festival. They remain in their liability. You are carrying the sin. A person should not expose himself to a responsibility when Allah has kept him safe from it. But if he is asked to do so and he has the capacity to fulfill his brother's need, there is no harm in that. Yes. This is what I advise my brothers. As for collecting donations, the matter is easy; you collect the donations. But as for matters of worship and obligatory matters that are time-bound, my brother, do not approach them unless you have the capacity to execute them in their time and deliver them to their rightful recipients. Yes.