Working in a charitable organization and taking a percentage of what is collected
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible for me to work in a charitable organization or a charitable entity and take a percentage of the amount that.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for me to work in a charitable organization, or a charitable entity, and take a percentage of the amount I collect from the rich, whether it is from zakah or from something else?
The Shaykh:
No, not from the zakah. No, it is not permissible for you to take a fee in exchange for collecting it from the rich. Some people say, “I am one of the workers on it.” We tell them: No, the workers on it are those whom the one in authority appoints. You, the one in authority did not appoint you. You appointed yourself. Do not take from it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible for me to work in a charitable organization or a charitable entity and take a percentage of the amount that.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for me to work in a charitable organization, or a charitable entity, and take a percentage of the amount I collect from the rich, whether it is from zakah or from something else?
The Shaykh:
No, not from the zakah. No, it is not permissible for you to take a fee in exchange for collecting it from the rich. Some people say, “I am one of the workers on it.” We tell them: No, the workers on it are those whom the one in authority appoints. You, the one in authority did not appoint you. You appointed yourself. Do not take from it. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 09-02-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:04:02)
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