Agency of charitable associations on behalf of the poor in distributing zakah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it not valid for charitable associations to act as agents for the poor and distribute it to them according to their needs?
Answer:
The poor did not appoint them as agents; the ones who appointed them are the donors. So the associations were not appointed by the poor, but rather by those who paid them. Therefore, there is agency from only one party.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it not valid for charitable associations to act as agents for the poor and distribute it to them according to their needs?
Answer:
The poor did not appoint them as agents; the ones who appointed them are the donors. So the associations were not appointed by the poor, but rather by those who paid them. Therefore, there is agency from only one party.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 033-كتاب الزكاة - 3 - 16-7-22 هـ — archive.org (1:03:29)
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