Giving to Sanitation Workers from Zakah and Sadaqah
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Question:
The brother Talhah from Riyadh asks: Does giving money to street sanitation workers with the intention of charity count as charity given to the poor? And are they eligible to receive from zakah?
Answer:
If the workers are Muslim and poor, they are given from the zakah. As for giving them voluntary charity, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The brother Talhah from Riyadh asks: Does giving money to street sanitation workers with the intention of charity count as charity given to the poor? And are they eligible to receive from zakah?
Answer:
If the workers are Muslim and poor, they are given from the zakah. As for giving them voluntary charity, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/131 — archive.org (28:18)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.