Is it obligatory to inform those who take from the zakah funds that these funds are from the zakah?
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Question:
A questioner asks, saying: A man pays the zakah to those who are entitled to it, but he does not tell them that it is zakah. Is this permissible?
Answer:
If he sees that they are entitled to the zakah, and their poverty and need are apparent, there is no harm. But if he does not know them and does not know whether they are entitled or not, he asks them, saying: "This is zakah. Are you among those who are entitled to the zakah or not?" Yes.
A questioner asks, saying: A man pays the zakah to those who are entitled to it, but he does not tell them that it is zakah. Is this permissible?
Answer:
If he sees that they are entitled to the zakah, and their poverty and need are apparent, there is no harm. But if he does not know them and does not know whether they are entitled or not, he asks them, saying: "This is zakah. Are you among those who are entitled to the zakah or not?" Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجب إخبار من يأخذ من أموال الزكاة أن هذه الأموال من أموال الزكاة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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