Paying the fidyah to charitable organizations

Question:
Regarding giving it to some organizations, Honorable Shaykh, do you see that as acceptable?

Answer:
It is not given except to one who pays it to the rightful recipients. So, if one trusts a person that he will pay it to the rightful recipients, that is a matter of agency, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, merely paying it to organizations when one does not know about their conduct and does not trust them is not acceptable. Also, organizations may have many activities, so they may not pay attention to this matter; they mix this food with what they already have and do not care about it unless those in charge of them are trustworthy people whom one trusts to pay it to the needy. If that is the case, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.