The ruling on paying zakah of wealth in endowments that serve the poor
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Question:
This questioner says: Is it permissible to pay the zakah of wealth in endowments that serve the poor and the needy?
Answer:
No, the zakah is to be given directly to the poor and the needy, and it is not to be placed in endowments that hold it back from the poor and the needy, nor in associations that hold it back, but rather it is to be delivered to the poor and the needy directly at its due time. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: Is it permissible to pay the zakah of wealth in endowments that serve the poor and the needy?
Answer:
No, the zakah is to be given directly to the poor and the needy, and it is not to be placed in endowments that hold it back from the poor and the needy, nor in associations that hold it back, but rather it is to be delivered to the poor and the needy directly at its due time. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 26-06-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:08:05)
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