The Ruling on Giving Zakah to One Who Calls for Aid at Shrines
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Question:
He has another question, Honorable Shaykh, regarding giving zakah. He says: Is it permissible to give zakah to one who utilizes it for shrines?
Answer:
Zakah is paid only to a poor Muslim. As for the one who calls upon the shrines, he is not a Muslim; he is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), committing major shirk (associating partners with Allah). It is not permissible to give him zakah, nor is it to be sent to him. No.
He has another question, Honorable Shaykh, regarding giving zakah. He says: Is it permissible to give zakah to one who utilizes it for shrines?
Answer:
Zakah is paid only to a poor Muslim. As for the one who calls upon the shrines, he is not a Muslim; he is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), committing major shirk (associating partners with Allah). It is not permissible to give him zakah, nor is it to be sent to him. No.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6491- حكم دفع الزكاة لمن يستغيث بالأضرحة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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