Is it permissible to pay zakah to the relatives of one of the employees working for me?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I have a worker who sells in my commercial shop, and when I wanted to pay the zakah, he mentioned to me that his brothers are in dire need of zakah.
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question?
The questioner:
He says: I have a worker who sells in my commercial shop, and when I wanted to pay the zakah, he mentioned to me that his brothers are in dire need of zakah. Is it permissible to pay it to him, other than his wages, given that he is from outside this country?
The Shaykh:
If they are Muslims and poor, there is nothing wrong with that. They are among the people entitled to zakah, so they have a right to it. If they are poor and Muslim, they have a right to it.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I have a worker who sells in my commercial shop, and when I wanted to pay the zakah, he mentioned to me that his brothers are in dire need of zakah.
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question?
The questioner:
He says: I have a worker who sells in my commercial shop, and when I wanted to pay the zakah, he mentioned to me that his brothers are in dire need of zakah. Is it permissible to pay it to him, other than his wages, given that he is from outside this country?
The Shaykh:
If they are Muslims and poor, there is nothing wrong with that. They are among the people entitled to zakah, so they have a right to it. If they are poor and Muslim, they have a right to it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1576- 4717] هل يجوز دفع الزكاة لأقارب أحد الموظفين عندي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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