Those Who Distribute Zakat al-Fitr
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Do those who work to distribute zakat al-fitr have the right to take from it if they are among those in need?
The Shaykh:
Workers? Zakat al-fitr does not have workers; its owner or his agent delivers it to the needy on the night of 'Id al-Fitr. It does not require workers. Every Muslim is a worker for himself; he delivers it to the needy or appoints someone to deliver it. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
They send workers to collect the alms of fitr, which was not the case with the Rightly Guided Caliphs.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Do those who work to distribute zakat al-fitr have the right to take from it if they are among those in need?
The Shaykh:
Workers? Zakat al-fitr does not have workers; its owner or his agent delivers it to the needy on the night of 'Id al-Fitr. It does not require workers. Every Muslim is a worker for himself; he delivers it to the needy or appoints someone to deliver it. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
They send workers to collect the alms of fitr, which was not the case with the Rightly Guided Caliphs.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 02-02-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (49:22)
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