Is it permissible for a poor person to appoint someone to receive his zakat al-fitr on his behalf?
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The questioner : And the noble return: a person who contracts the zakat is exempted from it for himself and his family.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And every person who receives the zakat waits for it for himself, his family, and his children. In this manner, he contacted by telephone the person to whom he wants to give it and requested that he appoint one of the people to receive it on his behalf, that is, the zakat that the individual designated for him. Then the individual insisted that his family deliver it to the judge's agent. He continued to be absent for ten days or the last part of Ramadan, due to his being a traveler away from his city, where he resides in safety. This is the output of the oil tax in this permissible manner.
The Shaykh : Do you mean you are lying down, O Abdul Aziz? We are directing a yellow one; perhaps we can find a yellow one a little like this.
Another questioner : Our brother is like this.
The Shaykh : What appears from this question is that he is asking whether it is permissible for the poor person to whom you intend to give zakat al-fitr to appoint someone to receive it from you at the time of payment? The answer is that this is permissible. That is, it is permissible for the one who has zakat al-fitr to say to the poor person, "Appoint someone to receive the zakat on your behalf at the time of payment." And when the time of payment arrives, which is one or two days before the festival, the zakat is delivered to the agent whom the poor person appointed to receive it. And make it so. O Shaykh, Allah knows best, and thanks are generous. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And every person who receives the zakat waits for it for himself, his family, and his children. In this manner, he contacted by telephone the person to whom he wants to give it and requested that he appoint one of the people to receive it on his behalf, that is, the zakat that the individual designated for him. Then the individual insisted that his family deliver it to the judge's agent. He continued to be absent for ten days or the last part of Ramadan, due to his being a traveler away from his city, where he resides in safety. This is the output of the oil tax in this permissible manner.
The Shaykh : Do you mean you are lying down, O Abdul Aziz? We are directing a yellow one; perhaps we can find a yellow one a little like this.
Another questioner : Our brother is like this.
The Shaykh : What appears from this question is that he is asking whether it is permissible for the poor person to whom you intend to give zakat al-fitr to appoint someone to receive it from you at the time of payment? The answer is that this is permissible. That is, it is permissible for the one who has zakat al-fitr to say to the poor person, "Appoint someone to receive the zakat on your behalf at the time of payment." And when the time of payment arrives, which is one or two days before the festival, the zakat is delivered to the agent whom the poor person appointed to receive it. And make it so. O Shaykh, Allah knows best, and thanks are generous. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 21 - 22 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1408 هـ الدرس الحادي والعشرين الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com (50:53)
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