Ruling on paying zakah as gifts
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Question:
One of the sisters from Egypt says: I am currently traveling outside Egypt, and I have a sum of money in the bank that has been there for three years, and it is subject to zakah. Is it permissible for me to use this money to buy gifts for my family and relatives when I return from my trip?
Answer:
You pay the zakah first, and you dispose of the rest according to your need, yes. But you do not pay the value of the zakah as gifts. No, the zakah is paid to the poor,[At-Tawbah 9:60] Allah the Exalted mentioned them, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
One of the sisters from Egypt says: I am currently traveling outside Egypt, and I have a sum of money in the bank that has been there for three years, and it is subject to zakah. Is it permissible for me to use this money to buy gifts for my family and relatives when I return from my trip?
Answer:
You pay the zakah first, and you dispose of the rest according to your need, yes. But you do not pay the value of the zakah as gifts. No, the zakah is paid to the poor,
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِThe presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7510 — youtube.com (12:02)
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