Giving Zakah to a Needy Person Without Informing Him That It Is Zakah
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The questioner:
Also, among the questions that came in, Your Excellency the Shaykh, he says: I gave a person from my zakah and did not inform him that it was zakah.
The Shaykh:
If it is most likely in your opinion, or you know that he is in need, then there is no need to inform him that it is your zakah?
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Unless he does not accept zakah; it is known about him that he does not accept zakah, then you inform him of that. Yes.
Also, among the questions that came in, Your Excellency the Shaykh, he says: I gave a person from my zakah and did not inform him that it was zakah.
The Shaykh:
If it is most likely in your opinion, or you know that he is in need, then there is no need to inform him that it is your zakah?
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Unless he does not accept zakah; it is known about him that he does not accept zakah, then you inform him of that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (201) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-04-01] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (15:25)
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