Giving zakat al-fitr to beggars in the streets
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The questioner:
The questioner says: At the end of the month, when giving out the zakat, specifically zakat al-fitr, is it permissible to give it to the people who are spread out in the streets, when we do not know their circumstances?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the questioner gives him from the zakat al-fitr and other charity. The questioner has a right,[Adh-Dhariyat 51:19] known to the questioner and the one in need. If he is not in need, then it is a debt upon him, and you do not know that. If you know that he is not in need, do not give him the zakat al-fitr or anything else. But if you do not know, you act based on his apparent condition. This is between him and Allah, and the zakat al-fitr is sufficient for you if you give it to him. Yes.
The presenter:
The questions have ended.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted.
The questioner says: At the end of the month, when giving out the zakat, specifically zakat al-fitr, is it permissible to give it to the people who are spread out in the streets, when we do not know their circumstances?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the questioner gives him from the zakat al-fitr and other charity. The questioner has a right,
And from their properties was [given] the right
وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّThe presenter:
The questions have ended.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1429هـ - 02 — alfawzan.live (23:59)
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