Are there any signs by which we can identify the needy and the poor in this time?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is not hidden from your eminence what the society suffers from in terms of social distance and the prevalence of appearances, making it difficult for the one who pays zakah to know the needy and the one entitled to zakah. What is the criterion for this? Are there any signs by which we can identify the needy and the poor in this time?
Answer:
If he knows the needy person, he gives to him. If he does not know him, he asks about him from those who know him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is not hidden from your eminence what the society suffers from in terms of social distance and the prevalence of appearances, making it difficult for the one who pays zakah to know the needy and the one entitled to zakah. What is the criterion for this? Are there any signs by which we can identify the needy and the poor in this time?
Answer:
If he knows the needy person, he gives to him. If he does not know him, he asks about him from those who know him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1049 -3022] هل من علامات نستدل بها على المحتاج والمسكين في هذا الوقت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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