Authorizing people to distribute zakat al-fitr
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Question:
The Shaykh: To whom is zakat al-fitr given? Some people take authorization from others to collect it in their homes, and they may travel to Makkah or here or there.
Answer:
A Muslim does not tell people, “Give us your charity to be distributed, or your zakat to be distributed”; he does not say that to them. Rather, if they entrust it to him and ask him to act on their behalf in distributing it, it is recommended (mustahabb) for him to accept it, on the condition that he delivers it to those who are entitled to it at its proper time and does not delay it. Yes.
The Shaykh: To whom is zakat al-fitr given? Some people take authorization from others to collect it in their homes, and they may travel to Makkah or here or there.
Answer:
A Muslim does not tell people, “Give us your charity to be distributed, or your zakat to be distributed”; he does not say that to them. Rather, if they entrust it to him and ask him to act on their behalf in distributing it, it is recommended (mustahabb) for him to accept it, on the condition that he delivers it to those who are entitled to it at its proper time and does not delay it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 30 من 30|شرح أحاديث الصيام من كتاب المنتقى|ختام الشهر|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (7:05)
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