Giving zakah to a single person until he becomes wealthy
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on giving zakah to one person until he becomes wealthy, while there are others in the community who are in the same state of need?
Answer:
One does not give an amount that would make him wealthy; he is given only what suffices him, the amount sufficient for one year. He is given the amount sufficient for one year, and he is not given enough to build up savings in the bank, so that he has a balance and wealth. No, he is given only what suffices him for one year, and whatever is in excess is given to another poor person.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on giving zakah to one person until he becomes wealthy, while there are others in the community who are in the same state of need?
Answer:
One does not give an amount that would make him wealthy; he is given only what suffices him, the amount sufficient for one year. He is given the amount sufficient for one year, and he is not given enough to build up savings in the bank, so that he has a balance and wealth. No, he is given only what suffices him for one year, and whatever is in excess is given to another poor person.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 036 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الصيام / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (23:16)
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