Giving the best of one's wealth in zakah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it required when giving zakah to give the best of what one has?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. Zakah is obligatory from the average of the wealth, not from the good only, nor from the bad. It is not sufficient from the bad, nor is it obligatory from the good, but from the average. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it required when giving zakah to give the best of what one has?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. Zakah is obligatory from the average of the wealth, not from the good only, nor from the bad. It is not sufficient from the bad, nor is it obligatory from the good, but from the average. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 106 من 108/شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/الآيات/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (55:35)
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