The amount given to the poor from zakah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I seek Allah’s forgiveness. What is the ruling on giving zakah to one person until he becomes wealthy, while there are others in the community who are in the same state of need?
Answer:
Tariq. It is something that covers his needs, just enough for his sustenance for one year. He is given the amount of his sustenance for one year, and he is not given money to build up a balance in the bank. He has a balance, and he has two options: he is given only the amount of his sustenance for one year, and as long as he is given to another poor person.
Honorable Shaykh, I seek Allah’s forgiveness. What is the ruling on giving zakah to one person until he becomes wealthy, while there are others in the community who are in the same state of need?
Answer:
Tariq. It is something that covers his needs, just enough for his sustenance for one year. He is given the amount of his sustenance for one year, and he is not given money to build up a balance in the bank. He has a balance, and he has two options: he is given only the amount of his sustenance for one year, and as long as he is given to another poor person.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [32] — alfawzan.live (30:13)
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