How can one identify the poor and the needy when there are monthly salaries?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how can one identify the needy and the poor in this contemporary time, given the existence of monthly salaries?
Answer:
If the salary is not sufficient for him because he has many expenses and children, and the salary does not cover his needs, then he is poor or needy. But if the salary is sufficient for him, then he is wealthy, and zakah is not permissible for him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how can one identify the needy and the poor in this contemporary time, given the existence of monthly salaries?
Answer:
If the salary is not sufficient for him because he has many expenses and children, and the salary does not cover his needs, then he is poor or needy. But if the salary is sufficient for him, then he is wealthy, and zakah is not permissible for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3292- 4717] كيف يمكن معرفة الفقير والمسكين مع وجود المرتبات الشهرية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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