The ruling on giving zakah to everyone who asks for it, and the ruling on giving it to charitable organizations
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Question:
May Allah bless you. Is it permissible to give zakah to everyone who asks for it, or is it obligatory to give it to the eligible recipients? And is it given to charitable organizations?
Answer:
It is given to the eligible recipients if you know that they are eligible; you give it to them. If you do not know, you give it to others whose need and eligibility for zakah you know. Do not give it to organizations, because organizations may not care about it; they throw it in with what they have and do not care about it or about delivering it to its eligible recipients. Yes.
May Allah bless you. Is it permissible to give zakah to everyone who asks for it, or is it obligatory to give it to the eligible recipients? And is it given to charitable organizations?
Answer:
It is given to the eligible recipients if you know that they are eligible; you give it to them. If you do not know, you give it to others whose need and eligibility for zakah you know. Do not give it to organizations, because organizations may not care about it; they throw it in with what they have and do not care about it or about delivering it to its eligible recipients. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5205] حكم دفع الزكاة لكل من طلبها وحكم دفعها للجمعيات الخيرية - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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