Giving to Workers from Zakah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I have a colleague who has workers with modest salaries. He says: Do we give them from the zakah at the end of the year?
Answer:
If you do not intend by giving them the zakah to encourage them to work for you, or if they have a habit or greed with you, giving them from the zakah is not permissible. This is a protection for the wealth. However, if you give them because of their poverty and need, whether they work for you or not, there is nothing wrong with that, provided they are Muslims. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I have a colleague who has workers with modest salaries. He says: Do we give them from the zakah at the end of the year?
Answer:
If you do not intend by giving them the zakah to encourage them to work for you, or if they have a habit or greed with you, giving them from the zakah is not permissible. This is a protection for the wealth. However, if you give them because of their poverty and need, whether they work for you or not, there is nothing wrong with that, provided they are Muslims. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 09 فتاوى على الهواء - 13 / 05 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (43:01)
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