Ruling on purchasing trade goods with zakah money for the poor
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: Is it permissible for me to buy food or items they need for the poor with the zakah money, instead of giving them the money?
Answer:
If this is better for the poor person, there is no meaning in buying goods with it and giving them to the one in need. If this is better for you because it is not good if you give him the money—he might not manage it well or waste it—then you buy for him with it the things he needs. There is no harm in that if this is better for the poor person.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: Is it permissible for me to buy food or items they need for the poor with the zakah money, instead of giving them the money?
Answer:
If this is better for the poor person, there is no meaning in buying goods with it and giving them to the one in need. If this is better for you because it is not good if you give him the money—he might not manage it well or waste it—then you buy for him with it the things he needs. There is no harm in that if this is better for the poor person.
Source
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