What is the ruling on one who collects zakat al-fitr and then takes it for himself because he needs it?
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Question:
A man who is entitled to zakah collected zakat al-fitr from his companions and then took it for himself without informing them. A man? Yes. He says: A man who is entitled to zakah. Yes. He collected zakat al-fitr from his companions and then took it for himself without informing them, knowing that he has a salary, but it is not enough to last until the end of the month, and he has a debt.
Answer:
If he took it from them with the intention that he would give it to the poor, he is their agent, and it is not permissible for an agent to take it for himself, because he is an agent. But if they gave it to him and said, "Give it to whoever you see is entitled to it," and he is entitled to it, then there is no harm. Yes.
A man who is entitled to zakah collected zakat al-fitr from his companions and then took it for himself without informing them. A man? Yes. He says: A man who is entitled to zakah. Yes. He collected zakat al-fitr from his companions and then took it for himself without informing them, knowing that he has a salary, but it is not enough to last until the end of the month, and he has a debt.
Answer:
If he took it from them with the intention that he would give it to the poor, he is their agent, and it is not permissible for an agent to take it for himself, because he is an agent. But if they gave it to him and said, "Give it to whoever you see is entitled to it," and he is entitled to it, then there is no harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يقوم بجمع زكاة الفطر ثم يأخذها لنفسه لحاجته لها؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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