If a person appoints me as an agent to distribute money to those in need, is it permissible for me to take from it if I am in need?
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Question:
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a person gives me a sum of money and tells me to spend it on whoever I see is in need, is it permissible for me to spend it on myself if I am in need?
Answer:
No, you are an agent, and an agent does not take for himself, nor does he take for someone whose testimony is not accepted, because your order is to give it to someone else. He said, “Give it to a needy person.” So if you are in need, you say to him, “I am in need.” If he gives you permission, then take it. Yes.
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a person gives me a sum of money and tells me to spend it on whoever I see is in need, is it permissible for me to spend it on myself if I am in need?
Answer:
No, you are an agent, and an agent does not take for himself, nor does he take for someone whose testimony is not accepted, because your order is to give it to someone else. He said, “Give it to a needy person.” So if you are in need, you say to him, “I am in need.” If he gives you permission, then take it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1146- 4717] إذا وكلني شخص بتوزيع المال للمحتاجين فهل يجوز لي الأخذ منه إذا كنت محتاجا؟ — youtube.com
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