Charity for beggars and seeking out the poor

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Question:
He says: Is it sufficient for a person to give to those who come to the mosques or stand at the traffic lights, despite what we know of their degradation of this work, or is it obligatory upon us to seek out the poor?

Answer:
There is no doubt that seeking out the needy is more preferable than giving to beggars. He, the Exalted, said:

[Charity is] for the poor who have been restricted for the cause of Allah, unable to move about in the land. An ignorant [person] would think them self-sufficient because of their restraint, but you will know them by their [characteristic] sign. They do not ask people persistently [or at all].

لِلْفُقَرَاءِ الَّذِينَ أُحْصِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ضَرْبًا فِي الْأَرْضِ يَحْسَبُهُمُ الْجَاهِلُ أَغْنِيَاءَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ تَعْرِفُهُم بِسِيمَاهُمْ لَا يَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا

[Al-Baqarah 2:273]

They are the most deserving; the modest needy person is more deserving than others, and there is no harm if you give to the beggar.
What satisfies his request. He, the Exalted, said: and

within whose wealth is a known right ⁽²⁵⁾ For the petitioner and the deprived -

فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ

[Al-Ma'arij 70:24-25]

He, the Exalted, said:

And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].

وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

[Ad-Duhaa 93:10]

Do you give to the beggar if you do not know that he is rich? If you do not know that he is rich, then give to him, and if he is a liar, his sin is upon him, yes.

Source مجالس رمضان 1428هـ - 05 — alfawzan.live (35:25)

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