The ruling on giving zakah to a beggar without certainty of his truthfulness
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The questioner:
He says: Professor, may Allah preserve you, people often complain about their circumstances and ask for assistance after the prayers. Is it prescribed for us to give them zakah without certainty that their circumstances are true?
The Shaykh:
The beggar and the one in distress[Al-Ma'arij 70:24-25]. The beggar has a right if he is truthful and has reached his level of need. If he is a deceiver, the sin is upon him. You are only responsible for the apparent. Yes.
The presenter:
Even if he is wearing the clothes of the Khalaf, even if he is wearing the clothes of the Khalaf.
The Shaykh:
Yes, and it is permissible to give zakah to the beggar and the known person[Al-Ma'arij 70:24-25]. Yes.
The presenter:
My brother, what is with him?
The Shaykh:
It is that his wealth was lost. Yes, yes.
He says: Professor, may Allah preserve you, people often complain about their circumstances and ask for assistance after the prayers. Is it prescribed for us to give them zakah without certainty that their circumstances are true?
The Shaykh:
The beggar and the one in distress
within whose wealth is a known right (25) For the petitioner and the deprived -
فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِThe presenter:
Even if he is wearing the clothes of the Khalaf, even if he is wearing the clothes of the Khalaf.
The Shaykh:
Yes, and it is permissible to give zakah to the beggar and the known person
within whose wealth is a known right (25) For the petitioner and the deprived -
فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِThe presenter:
My brother, what is with him?
The Shaykh:
It is that his wealth was lost. Yes, yes.
Source
لقاء الجمعة 23-11-1440 — alfawzan.live (19:07)
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