The ruling on paying zakah to charitable organizations
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Question:
Another questioner says: Is it permissible for me to pay the zakah money to charitable organizations that distribute it to the poor and needy? And is my obligation thereby discharged?
Answer:
Zakah is obligatory upon you, and it is your responsibility to deliver it to the poor and those who are entitled to it, either by yourself or by appointing someone you trust to deliver it on your behalf. If you trust that these organizations will deliver it to the rightful recipients, then there is no harm in that. However, if you do not know about them, your obligation is not discharged by paying them. Yes.
Another questioner says: Is it permissible for me to pay the zakah money to charitable organizations that distribute it to the poor and needy? And is my obligation thereby discharged?
Answer:
Zakah is obligatory upon you, and it is your responsibility to deliver it to the poor and those who are entitled to it, either by yourself or by appointing someone you trust to deliver it on your behalf. If you trust that these organizations will deliver it to the rightful recipients, then there is no harm in that. However, if you do not know about them, your obligation is not discharged by paying them. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/008 — archive.org (13:02)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.