A man owns a commercial library: Is it permissible for him to give his zakah in the form of books to students of knowledge?

Question : This is a man who has a library of books, trade books. If he wants to give his zakah in the form of the books themselves to poor students of knowledge who benefit from them, is that permissible or not?

Answer : It is permissible, it is permissible, because that is in accordance with their needs and because they benefit from them. But if he wanted to give these books to the porters in the markets, and he found porters in the markets, and Allah the Exalted said... it is not possible for the intelligence of all these books to be utilized, meaning they do not benefit from them. And if he offered them for sale, he would sell them for less than their value.