If the virtue of the time and the need of the poor person coincide, which takes precedence for zakah?
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Question : And also upon the one whose need is severe, and by the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Balad 90:16]
Answer : If the virtue of the time and the need of the poor person coincide, which takes precedence? The need of the poor person. The need of the poor person. For example, if a person has zakah due and he sees that people have been struck by a calamity before the time for the zakah has arrived, and his zakah is due in Ramadan—Ramadan being a virtuous time and a place for charity—but the need of the poor people becomes severe before Ramadan, what is better? That we hasten and pay the need of the poor people. We have a principle that we have passed through that points to this. Have you forgotten it?
All right, meaning, if in an act of worship there is a virtue related to its place or its time, or in the act of worship itself, which is more deserving of consideration?
What is related to the act of worship itself, and I think we gave examples of this. The scholars said that running (ramal) in the arrival tawaf is more preferred than drawing near to the Ka'bah. All right, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, the Prophet said:Riyad as-Salihin 1753 So if a person faces a conflict between praying the prayer at the beginning of its time, but while struggling with the urge to urinate or defecate, or delaying it so that the urge subsides, we said: delay it.
Or a needy person in misery
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍAnswer : If the virtue of the time and the need of the poor person coincide, which takes precedence? The need of the poor person. The need of the poor person. For example, if a person has zakah due and he sees that people have been struck by a calamity before the time for the zakah has arrived, and his zakah is due in Ramadan—Ramadan being a virtuous time and a place for charity—but the need of the poor people becomes severe before Ramadan, what is better? That we hasten and pay the need of the poor people. We have a principle that we have passed through that points to this. Have you forgotten it?
All right, meaning, if in an act of worship there is a virtue related to its place or its time, or in the act of worship itself, which is more deserving of consideration?
What is related to the act of worship itself, and I think we gave examples of this. The scholars said that running (ramal) in the arrival tawaf is more preferred than drawing near to the Ka'bah. All right, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, the Prophet said:
(ﷺ) saying, "No Salat (prayer) should be performed when the food has been served, nor should it be performed when a person is in need of relieving himself."
صلى الله عليه وسلم لا صَلاَةَ بِحَضْرَةِ طَعَامٍ وَلاَ وَهُوَ يُدَافِعُهُ الأَخْبَثَانِ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2786 - إذا اجتمع فضيلة الوقت وحاجة الفقير فأيهما يقدم للزكاة؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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