Paying Zakah to the Specialized Institutions for Its Collection
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Is it obligatory to pay zakah to the specialized institutions for collecting zakah?
The Shaykh:
I do not know them, so I cannot give you a ruling on the permissibility of paying it to them. I do not know them, nor do I know their objectives. Yes. Nor do I know the people in charge of them. Today, people are collecting money. Their ambition is to collect money by any means. Allah knows best. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
This questioner says: Is it obligatory to pay zakah to the specialized institutions for collecting zakah?
The Shaykh:
I do not know them, so I cannot give you a ruling on the permissibility of paying it to them. I do not know them, nor do I know their objectives. Yes. Nor do I know the people in charge of them. Today, people are collecting money. Their ambition is to collect money by any means. Allah knows best. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 65 من 83 / شرح مختصر زاد المعاد / ظن السوء / صالح الفوزان / السيرة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:53)
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