Giving Servants from Zakah and Sadaqah
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, do we give our servants, the domestic workers, from zakah and sadaqah?
Answer:
If they are Muslims and they are in need, and you do not count it as part of their wages or intend to encourage them to work for you, then there is nothing wrong with giving them for the sake of Allah, whether they work for you or for someone else. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, do we give our servants, the domestic workers, from zakah and sadaqah?
Answer:
If they are Muslims and they are in need, and you do not count it as part of their wages or intend to encourage them to work for you, then there is nothing wrong with giving them for the sake of Allah, whether they work for you or for someone else. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/050 — archive.org (8:32)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.