The claim that there are no poor people eligible for zakat al-fitr
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the ruling on this statement? He says that some people say there is no need for zakat al-fitr in these days because there are no poor people.
Answer:
No, because he is wealthy and assumes that everyone is like him. This is vulgar talk and is not permissible to say. It means abolishing an obligation from the obligations of Islam. He says there are no poor people, but there are many poor people. However, the poor need someone to identify them and someone to search for them and check on them. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the ruling on this statement? He says that some people say there is no need for zakat al-fitr in these days because there are no poor people.
Answer:
No, because he is wealthy and assumes that everyone is like him. This is vulgar talk and is not permissible to say. It means abolishing an obligation from the obligations of Islam. He says there are no poor people, but there are many poor people. However, the poor need someone to identify them and someone to search for them and check on them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [729\ 3436] دعوى عدم وجود فقراء مستحقون لزكاة الفطر|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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