Paying Zakat al-Fitr to Charitable Organizations
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Giving Zakat al-Fitr on the night of the festival to charitable organizations, does one’s obligation become fulfilled by giving it to them?
Answer:
By Allah, my brother, Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory upon you and remains in your liability. Either you distribute it yourself, or you give it to someone you trust to deliver it. As for the organizations, the general rule is that they collect Zakat al-Fitr and hoard it, and they do not observe its time, nor do they observe the rights of its recipients, so do not give it to them. Yes, because it is a responsibility upon you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Giving Zakat al-Fitr on the night of the festival to charitable organizations, does one’s obligation become fulfilled by giving it to them?
Answer:
By Allah, my brother, Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory upon you and remains in your liability. Either you distribute it yourself, or you give it to someone you trust to deliver it. As for the organizations, the general rule is that they collect Zakat al-Fitr and hoard it, and they do not observe its time, nor do they observe the rights of its recipients, so do not give it to them. Yes, because it is a responsibility upon you. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 16-02-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:01:16)
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