Is zakah obligatory on the poor?
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Question:
Is zakah obligatory on the poor?
Answer:
Whoever possesses a nisab (the minimum threshold for zakah) in excess of his own needs and the needs of those he supports is obligated to pay zakah on it, according to the amount he has. Yes. He pays one-fourth of one-tenth of what he has. Even if he has only one hundred riyals. If a lunar year has passed over it and it is in excess of his sustenance and the sustenance of his dependents, he purifies it by paying two and a half riyals from it. Yes.
Is zakah obligatory on the poor?
Answer:
Whoever possesses a nisab (the minimum threshold for zakah) in excess of his own needs and the needs of those he supports is obligated to pay zakah on it, according to the amount he has. Yes. He pays one-fourth of one-tenth of what he has. Even if he has only one hundred riyals. If a lunar year has passed over it and it is in excess of his sustenance and the sustenance of his dependents, he purifies it by paying two and a half riyals from it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجب الزكاة على الفقراء؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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