Giving Zakah to Associations or Distributing It Directly
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it better to give the zakah to associations or to distribute it myself?
Answer:
My brother, the zakah is a debt to Allah that is in your trust. It is obligatory for you to place it in what Allah has commanded it to be placed in, either directly from your hand or from the hand of your agent in whom you trust. So either you pay the zakah yourself, which is more noble and better for you, or you appoint someone in whom you trust to pay it. As for the associations, I do not know their status, nor do I know those who run them, so you are at risk if you give it to them: will it reach the poor or not? I do not know, by Allah. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it better to give the zakah to associations or to distribute it myself?
Answer:
My brother, the zakah is a debt to Allah that is in your trust. It is obligatory for you to place it in what Allah has commanded it to be placed in, either directly from your hand or from the hand of your agent in whom you trust. So either you pay the zakah yourself, which is more noble and better for you, or you appoint someone in whom you trust to pay it. As for the associations, I do not know their status, nor do I know those who run them, so you are at risk if you give it to them: will it reach the poor or not? I do not know, by Allah. Yes.
Source
كلمات رمضانية 03-09-1432هـ — alfawzan.live (21:19)
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